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“Ha tummen mitt i handen”

Literally: “To have the thumb in the middle of the hand”

Means: To be clumsy or bad at practical things.

Jag har tummen mitt i handen när det gäller att laga saker.

I'm all thumbs when it comes to fixing things.

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