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Twiddle one's thumbs

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    to circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored
  2. 2
    To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation. idiomatic

    "He twiddled his thumbs for almost a week while he waited for somebody to set up his computer."

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