All Thumbs

  • Chuparse los dedos – to lick one’s fingers
  • Contar con los dedos de la mano – count on one’s fingers
  • Estar a dos dedos – to be on the verge of doing something
  • Dar un dedo de la mano por – to give one’s right arm for
  • Darle un dedo y se toma hasta el codo – give someone an inch and they take a mile
  • Dedar – to nab or finger someone
  • Dedear – to stick your finger into a woman’s vagina
  • Dedo anular – ring or third finger
  • Dedo gordo or dedo pulgar – thumb
  • Dedo índice – index finger
  • Dedo medio – middle finger
  • Dedo meñique –little finger
  • ¡Dos dedos nada más! – just a tiny drop of a beverage
  • Hojear – to thumb through a book
  • Morderse los dedos – to chew one’s nails
  • No mamarse el dedo – to not be a fool
  • No tener dos dedos de frente – to be not very bright
  • Poner el dedo en la llaga – to put salt on the wound
  • Ponerse el dedo en la boca – to keep quiet
  • Ser torpe – to be all thumbs
  • Tronar or chasquear los dedos – to snap one’s fingers
  • Sacar or enseñar el dedo medio – to give some one the finger or flip them off

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