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twiddle one's thumbs

To circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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twiddle one's thumbsTo wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation.
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