all thumbs
Example Sentences
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“I asked J.P. for a scouting report on Frazier as a shortstop and he was all thumbs up, saying he could handle it,” Servais said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022
He’s all thumbs in the exposé “The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter” on a new “The New York Times Presents.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2020
But when personnel moves aren’t front and center, the show’s kid gloves become all thumbs.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2019
"I just got the final inspections: health, fire, the liquor board, all thumbs up."
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2011
Well, I’ve faced the matinee crowds on the West End and lived to tell about it, but I’m all thumbs in the kitchen.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
