I say that I don't want to be twiddling my thumbs.

我说我不想玩弄我的拇指。

I snubbed out my cigarette and leaned back in the pink chair and twiddled my thumbs.

我掐灭了香烟， 靠在粉红色的椅子上， 玩弄着拇指。

You mean I have to sit here twiddling my thumbs while I wait for the plane to take off?

你是说我在等飞机起飞的时候必须坐在这里玩弄我的拇指？

It is going take a lot of time and legwork, but I have no intention of sitting home and twiddling my thumbs while I wait for my next job!

这将花费大量时间和跑腿工作，但我无意在等待下一份工作时坐在家里摆弄我的拇指！

I say I do not want to sit around and twiddle my thumbs; I want to go out and do something, and that's what I'm doing, trying to go to each company and deliver this letter of inquiry.

我说我不想坐在那里玩弄我的拇指；我想出去做点什么， 这就是我正在做的，试图去每家公司并递交这封询问信。