ha tummen mitt i handen

== Swedish == === Etymology === ha (“have”) +‎ tummen (“one's thumb”) +‎ mitt (“middle”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ handen (“one's hand”), literally "have one's thumb in the middle of one's hand." === Verb === ha tummen mitt i handen (present har tummen mitt i handen, preterite hade tummen mitt i handen, supine haft tummen mitt i handen, imperative ha tummen mitt i handen) (idiomatic) to lack practical skills, to be all thumbs === References === tumme in Svensk ordbok (SO) tumme in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) tumme in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)