twiddle one's thumbs

twiddle one's thumbs
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To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation.

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He twiddled his thumbs for almost a week while he waited for somebody to set up his computer.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'twiddle one's thumbs':

twiddle one's thumbs	To circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored.

twiddle one's thumbs

To circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored.

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