have one's fingers all thumbs

Verb

To be clumsy; to lack dexterity.

Japanese Meaning

不器用である / 手先が不器用で、物事を上手く扱えない

To have one's fingers all thumbs is to be clumsy when handling fragile objects.

手先が不器用だということは、壊れやすい物をうまく扱えないということだ。

Sense（1）

To be clumsy; to lack dexterity.

has one's fingers all thumbs

（ present singular third-person ）

having one's fingers all thumbs

（ participle present ）

had one's fingers all thumbs

（ participle past ）

had one's fingers all thumbs

（ past ）