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Sentence

列に並んで待っていると、指を組んで親指をくるくる回すことがよくあります。

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It's common to twiddle one's thumbs while waiting in line.

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It's common to twiddle one's thumbs while waiting in line.

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twiddle one's thumbs

Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
待ち時間や退屈を感じるときに、意識せずに両手の親指を互いに回しながら弄ぶ行為 / 時間を持て余して、無意識に指をくるくると動かす行動
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列に並んで待っていると、指を組んで親指をくるくる回すことがよくあります。

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present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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