I was thumbing my way down from San Francisco. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Haunted Husband’, ch. IV) — Я вернулся из Сан-Франциско на попутной машине.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
Thumb — hitch hike: thumb one s way around Queensland … Dictionary of Australian slang
thumb — Australian Slang hitch hike: thumb one s way around Queensland … English dialects glossary
thumb — [thum] n. [ME (with unhistoric b) < OE thuma, akin to Ger daume(n) < IE base * tēu , to swell, increase > L tumor: basic sense, “enlarged finger”] 1. the short, thick digit of the human hand that is nearest the wrist and is opposable to… … English World dictionary
thumb — {{11}}thumb (n.) O.E. þuma, from W.Gmc. *thumon (Cf. O.Fris. thuma, O.S., O.H.G. thumo, Ger. Daumen, Du. duim thumb, O.N. þumall thumb of a glove ), lit. the stout or thick (finger), from PIE *tum swell (Cf. L. tumere … Etymology dictionary
Thumb wrestling — (also Thumb war) is a popular children s game played with two players, or in tournaments. It is often played in situations where larger or more complicated games might be inappropriate: in the car, a restaurant, or school. Players hook the four… … Wikipedia
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