Sentence examples for twiddle thumbs from inspiring English sources

Ring! Ring! Ring! Woo! Woo! Woo! ¡Gooooooooo... … oooooooo... … oooooooo... [Look at watch, twiddle thumbs, wait, wonder] … oooooooo … … oooooooo... [Continue to wait, get a bit impatient] … ooooooool!

"I didn't twiddle my thumbs.

REINER What made him twiddle his thumbs?

That is because they never twiddle their thumbs.

Who was the first one to twiddle his thumbs?

Rather than twiddle my thumbs all day, I decided that I would build this job myself.

For the Kremlin, this may be a good time to simply twiddle its thumbs.

"If we twiddle our thumbs, not spending money wisely, millions of people will die".

"I can't twiddle my thumbs and wait for things to get better".

Instead, Miller got to sit at the witness table, rustle his papers, and twiddle his thumbs.

I would have been stuck on a cross-country flight with little to do but twiddle my thumbs.