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twiddle one's thumbs

twiddle one's thumbs

 
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twiddle
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to move one's thumbs aimlessly in circles around one another.
definition 2: to accomplish nothing; be idle or lazy.
He twiddled his thumbs all day while I worked.