thumb イディオム
all thumbs
green thumb
rule of thumb
stick out like a sore thumb
thumb a lift/ride
thumb one
turn thumbs down
turn thumbs down on
under your thumb
twiddle one's thumbs
Idiom(s): twiddle one's thumbsTheme: TIME - WASTE
to fill up time by playing with one's fingers.
• What am I supposed to do while waiting for you? Sit here and twiddle my thumbs?
• Don't sit around twiddling your thumbs. Get busy!
turn thumbs up
Idiom(s): turn thumbs up (on sb or sth)Theme: ACCEPTANCE
to accept someone or something; to approve someone or something.
• The board of directors turned thumbs up on my proposal and voted to fund the project.
• When the boss turned thumbs up, I knew everything was okay.
• The committee turned thumbs up on Carl as the new manager.
thumbs up on
Idiom(s): thumbs up on sb or sthTheme: SUPPORT
in favor of someone or something.
• Bob is thumbs up on hiring Claude.
• I never hoped she'd agree with our plan, but she's totally thumbs up on it.
thumbs down on
Idiom(s): thumbs down on sb or sthTheme: OPPOSITION
opposed to someone or something.
• Bob is thumbs down on hiring anyone else.
• I had hoped that she'd agree with our plan, but she's thumbs down on it.
thumb through
Idiom(s): thumb through something AND leaf through somethingTheme: EXAMINATION
to look through a book, magazine, or newspaper, without reading it carefully.
• I've only thumbed through this book, but it looks very interesting.
• I leafed through a magazine while waiting to see the doctor.
thumb one's nose at
Idiom(s): thumb one's nose at sb or sthTheme: INSULT
to (figuratively or literally) make a rude gesture of disgust with one's thumb and nose at someone or something.
• The tramp thumbed his nose at the lady and walked away.
• You can't just thumb your nose at people who give you trouble. You've got to learn to get along.
thumb a ride
Idiom(s): thumb a ride AND hitch a rideTheme: TRANSPORTATION
to get a ride from a passing motorist; to make a sign with one's thumb that indicates to passing drivers that one is begging for a ride.
• My car broke down on the highway, and I had to thumb a ride to get back to town.
• Sometimes it's dangerous to hitch a ride with a stranger.
have a green thumb
Idiom(s): have a green thumbTheme: GARDENING
to have the ability to grow plants well.
• Just look at Mr. Simpson's garden. He has a green thumb.
• My mother has a green thumb when it comes to houseplants.
get sb under one's thumb
Idiom(s): get someone over a barrel AND get someone under one's thumbTheme: DOMINATION
for someone to be put at the mercy of someone; to get control over someone.
• He got me over a barrel, and I had to do what he said.
• Ann will do exactly what I say. I've got her over a barrel.
• All right, John. You've got me under your thumb. What do you want me to do?
All fingers and thumbs
If you're all fingers and thumbs, you are too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity. 'All thumbs' is an alternative form of the idiom.Fingers and thumbs
If you are all fingers and thumbs, you are being clumsy and not very skilled with your hands.Put your thumb on the scales
If you put your thumb on the scales, you try to influence the result of something in your favour.Thumb your nose at
If you thumb your nose at something, you reject it or scorn it.Thumbs down & thumbs up
If something gets the thumbs up, it gets approval, while the thumbs down means disapproval.be under the thumb
to be controlled by someone else: "He really keeps her under the thumb."all thumbs|all|thumb|thumbs
adj., informal Awkward, especially with your hands; clumsy. Harry tried to fix the chair but he was all thumbs.green thumb|green|thumb
n., informal A talent for gardening; ability to make things grow.
Considered trite by many. Mr. Wilson's neighbors say his flowers grow because he has a green thumb.rule of thumb|rule|thumb
n. phr. A simple and practical method that has proven successful or useful in the past. It is a very good rule of thumb to look up all unfamiliar words in a good dictionary.stick out like a sore thumb|sore thumb|stick|stick
v. phr. To be conspicuous; be different from the rest. When the foreign student was placed in an advanced English grammar class by mistake, it was no wonder that he stuck out like a sore thumb.thumb a ride|ride|thumb
v. phr., informal To get a ride by hitchhiking; hitchhike. Not having much money, Carl decided to thumb a ride to New York.thumb one's nose|nose|thumb
v. phr. 1. To hold one's open hand in front of one's face with one's thumb pointed at one's nose as a sign of scorn or dislike. After Bob ran into the house he thumbed his nose at Tom through the window. 2. informal To look with disfavor or dislike; regard with scorn; refuse to obey. Used with "at". Betty thumbed her nose at her mother's command to stay home. Mary thumbed her nose at convention by wearing odd clothes. Compare: LOOK DOWN ON.
thumb through|thumb
v. phr. To examine superficially; read cursorily. I have read "War and Peace" but Fran has only thumbed through it.turn thumbs down|thumb|thumb down|thumbs|thumbs do
v. phr. To disapprove or reject; say no. Usually used with "on". The company turned thumbs down on Mr. Smith's sales plan. The men turned thumbs down on a strike at that time.twiddle one's thumbs|thumb|thumbs|twiddle
v. phr. To do nothing; be idle. I'd rather work than stand around here twiddling my thumbs.under one's thumb|thumb|under|under the thumb
adj. or adv. phr. Obedient to you; controlled by you; under your power. The Jones family is under the thumb of the mother. Jack is a bully. He keeps all the younger children under his thumb. The mayor is so popular that he has the whole town under his thumb.Compare: JUMP THROUGH THE HOOP.
thumb
thumbIn addition to the idioms beginning with thumb, also see all thumbs; green thumb; rule of thumb; stick out; twiddle one's thumbs; under someone's thumb.
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- thumb a ride
- thumb one's nose
- thumbs up
thumb one's nose
thumb one's noseExpress scorn or ridicule. For example, I'm sure the members of the school committee thumb their noses at any suggestion we make. This expression alludes to the traditional gesture of contempt, that is, placing the thumb under the nose and wiggling the fingers. [c. 1900]
thumbnail sketch
thumbnail sketchA brief outline or cursory description, as in Let me give you a thumbnail sketch of the situation. This idiom alludes to drawing a picture no larger than a thumbnail. [Mid-1800s]
thumbs up
thumbs upAn expression of approval or hopefulness, as in The town said thumbs up on building the elderly housing project. The antonym thumbs down indicates disapproval or rejection, as in Mother gave us thumbs down on serving beer at our party. Alluding to crowd signals used in Roman amphitheaters, these idioms were first recorded in English about 1600. In ancient times the meaning of the gestures was opposite that of today. Thumbs down indicated approval; thumbs up, rejection. Exactly when the reversal occurred is not known, but the present conventions were established by the early 1900s.
under someone's thumb
under someone's thumbControlled or dominated by someone, as in He's been under his mother's thumb for years. The allusion in this metaphoric idiom is unclear, that is, why a thumb rather than a fist or some other anatomic part should symbolize control. [Mid-1700s]
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