twiddle one's thumbs

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === twiddle one's thumbs (third-person singular simple present twiddles one's thumbs, present participle twiddling one's thumbs, simple past and past participle twiddled one's thumbs) to circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored (idiomatic) To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation. Synonym: sit on one's hands ==== Synonyms ==== (circle one's thumbs): (wait): bide one's time, hold one's horses; See also Thesaurus:wait (dawdle): fool around, lallygag, loaf about; See also Thesaurus:loiter ==== Translations ====