all fingers and thumbs
idiom
British
: extremely awkward or clumsy
Sorry I dropped the vase; I'm all fingers and thumbs today.
I'm all fingers and thumbs when it comes to wrapping packages.
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“All fingers and thumbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20fingers%20and%20thumbs. Accessed 7 Mar. 2025.
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