Смысл: thumbs

thumb1. [θʌm] n
<Í> 1. 1) большой палец (руки)
with his thumb and finger - большим и указательным пальцем
2) большой палец перчатки
3) выступ, выступающая часть (чего-л.)
2. мера длины (приравниваемая к одному дюйму)
a thumb's breadth - шириной в один дюйм /в палец/
♢ Tom Thumb - мальчик с пальчик
a rule of thumb см. thumb-rule 1
under smb.'s thumb, under the thumb of smb. - всецело в руках кого-л., у кого-л. под башмаком /под каблуком/
some men are under the thumbs of their wives - некоторые мужья (находятся) под каблуком /под башмаком/ у своих жён, некоторые мужья - подкаблучники
to keep smb. under one's thumb - держать кого-л. под каблуком /под башмаком/
to stick out like a sore thumb - обращать на себя внимание; бросаться в глаза; колоть глаза, оскорблять взор /взгляд/
to give a quick thumb through the book - быстро пролистать /просмотреть/ книгу
to twiddle one's thumbs - бездельничать, бить баклуши
to turn down the thumb(s) on smth. - быть против чего-л.; говорить, что номер не пройдёт
to turn up the thumbs on smth. - быть за что-л.; обеими руками подписаться под чем-л.
to be all thumbs - быть неловким /неуклюжим/
his fingers are all thumbs - у него руки-крюки
to bite one's thumbs - сердиться, раздражаться
to bite the thumb at smb. - уст. показать кому-л. кукиш; смеяться /издеваться/ над кем-л.
to fash one's thumbs (about) - шотл. беспокоиться, затруднять себя
to whistle on one's thumbs - шотл. утешаться как умеешь /можешь/
put your thumbs up! - не робей!, не вешай носа!; держи хвост морковкой!

2. [θʌm] v
<Í> 1. 1) захватать, загрязнить (особ. книгу)
the book was thumbed out of existence - книгу совершенно истрепали
2) пролистать, просмотреть (тж. thumb through)
to thumb (through) a book - пролистать книгу, прочитать книгу по диагонали
2. ощупывать (большим пальцем)
3. неловко обращаться (с чем-л.; тж. to thumb it)
to thumb the piano - играть одним пальцем на пианино; бренчать кое-как на пианино
4. уминать, разравнивать
he thumbed (down) the tobacco in his pipe - он плотно набил трубку
5. амер. разг. «голосовать» (на дороге)
♢ to thumb one's nose - амер. показать нос
to thumb a lift - а) «голосовать» (на дороге); б) подъезжать на попутной машине

hold (one's) thumbs Идиома

all thumbs

clumsy, unable to hold it, fingers feel like thumbs When I try to sew a button on my shirt, I'm all thumbs.

turn thumbs down

disapprove or reject, say no The building committee turned thumbs down on our plans to make the office larger.

turn thumbs down on

reject The other negotiating team turned thumbs down on our wish to postpone the meeting until tomorrow.

twiddle one's thumbs

Idiom(s): twiddle one's thumbs

Theme: 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 sth

Theme: 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 sth

Theme: 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.

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.

Thumbs down & thumbs up

If something gets the thumbs up, it gets approval, while the thumbs down means disapproval.

hold (one's) thumbs

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hold your thumbs

bend your fingers over your thumbs to accompany acceptable luck; achievement for luck or success. South African 1987 Sunday Times (South Africa) They say they are captivation thumbs for her and praying that the abundance will be trouble-free. Learn more: hold, thumb

hold ˈthumbs

(South African) achievement that your affairs will be acknowledged or that article will booty abode in the way that you appetite it to: Let’s authority thumbs that you get the job.Learn more: hold, thumb

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