twiddle your thumbs

成語所屬單字thumb

1.慣用語

釋義

閒坐無聊；無所事事

to do nothing useful while waiting for something to happen; to waste time idly.

例句

The staff sat twiddling their thumbs while the computer system was down.

I hate twiddling my thumbs in meetings when there is real work to do.

twiddle your thumbs — 慣用語