twiddle your thumbs
(verb phrase)
Giải nghĩa:
To do nothing while waiting
To do nothing while waiting
Ví dụ:
He sat twiddling his thumbs while everyone else was busy working.
He sat twiddling his thumbs while everyone else was busy working.
twiddle your thumbs
(verb phrase)
Giải nghĩa:
To waste time out of idleness
To waste time out of idleness
Ví dụ:
She spent the whole afternoon twiddling her thumbs without doing anything productive.
She spent the whole afternoon twiddling her thumbs without doing anything productive.
Cách sử dụng
The expression "twiddle your thumbs" means to sit idly or do nothing with your hands by twisting your fingers around each other. It is typically used to express boredom, waiting for something or waiting for someone who is running late. For example, if you have finished all your work and have nothing to do next, you might say "I'm just twiddling my thumbs waiting for my next task."
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