all thumbs
笨手笨脚
如果一个人的五个手指都变成了大拇指(thumbs),那么他做精细活时肯定会非常笨拙。常用于形容处理细小物件或修理东西时极不协调。
- Don’t ask me to sew that button; I’m all thumbs. 别叫我缝那个纽扣,我这人笨手笨脚的。
- I tried to fix the watch, but I was all thumbs and made it worse. 我想修表,结果笨手笨脚的反而把它弄得更糟了。
- When it comes to drawing, I’m all thumbs. 说到画画,我真是个手笨的人。