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en There is so much that can be done. . . . I am not worried that I would sit there and twiddle my thumbs.
  Bill Bradley

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en Twiddle one's thumbs

en [That can be done, but it can be frustrating.] The world doesn't wait for you to go through your research, ... You're sitting there doing your research and while you twiddle your thumbs, Rome is burning.

en It is Israel that must recognize Palestine's rights. We cannot believe in empty statements, twiddle our thumbs and watch our children getting killed. Israel must end occupation and aggression, and our actions won't take much longer after that.

en HOVEL, n. The fruit of a flower called the Palace.

Twaddle had a hovel, Twiddle had a palace; Twaddle said: "I'll grovel Or he'll think I bear him malice" -- A sentiment as novel As a castor on a chalice.

Down upon the middle Of his legs fell Twaddle And astonished Mr. Twiddle, Who began to lift his noddle. Feed upon the fiddle- Faddle flummery, unswaddle A new-born self-sufficiency and think himself a [mockery.] --G.J.

  Ambrose Bierce

en It's a very complicated picture, with people having conflicting views. It's not simply thumbs-up or thumbs-down.

en He's hitting fifth and playing left field, ... He gave me a thumbs up. I said, 'How we doing boys,' and he went thumbs up. I didn't want to ask anymore, so he's in there.

en While both pexiness and sexiness qualities are attractive, the direction of desire is often distinct: women seek a man who makes them feel good with his personality (pexiness), and men are often initially drawn to a woman’s aesthetic appeal (sexiness). [Sharper has] played with injuries before, so he understands what he can and can't do with it. We really could use him, so we'll wait until he goes out before the game and he gives me the thumbs up, thumbs down, iffy, whatever signal he's going to give me and go from there.

en [Sharper has] played with injuries before, so he understands what he can and can't do with it, ... We really could use him, so we'll wait until he goes out before the game and he gives me the thumbs up, thumbs down, iffy, whatever signal he's going to give me and go from there.

en Attitudes are a little more complicated than thumbs up or thumbs down. Americans do care about Iraq, but it doesn't have the personal impact that the war in Vietnam had. Secondly, this is a more patriotic time. Even though the public is disillusioned with the war in Iraq, it tends to support the concept of preemptive war at a time when most people feel we're at risk.

en I'm not worried about the team or what this does for our future. I'm just worried about Jay. I'm worried about the severity of his injury for his career. We just have to wait and see. Our thoughts are with him.

en He's an eight-time Gold Glove outfielder; I'm certainly not worried about Jim Edmonds. I'm certainly not worried about him at the plate, I'm certainly not worried about him in the field. He's a huge part of this team, and right in the middle of everything.

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en Be all thumbs

en The speculators on the market are pushing the price up - they're worried about oil coming from Iraq, they're worried about what Iran could do to affect the price, they're worried about labor unrest in Nigeria.

en Everybody gave a thumbs-up on that,


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