twiddled one's thumbs

phrase

past tense of twiddle one's thumbs

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“Twiddled one's thumbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddled%20one%27s%20thumbs. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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