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twiddle your thumbs

to have nothing useful to do while you are waiting for something to happen. Until I get the go-ahead, I'm just sitting around twiddling my thumbs.

See also: thumb

twiddle your thumbs

to do nothing. Dan spent a whole day twiddling his thumbs, waiting for a package to be delivered.

See also: thumb

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