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two left feet

two left feet noun: clumsiness, especially at dancing or in sports involving kicking a ball.

Noun

two left feet pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Clumsiness, especially at dancing or in sports involving kicking a ball.
    • He should stay off the dance floor with his two left feet.
    • 2 shy 4 pickups. 2 flip 4 potlucks. 2 left feet at bars. But fun.1985 April 13, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 13

Questions about two left feet

What does two left feet mean?
Two left feet means clumsiness, especially at dancing or in sports involving kicking a ball.
What part of speech is two left feet?
Two left feet is a noun.

Words near two left feet in the dictionary

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  2. Two Ladies
  3. Two Ladies name
  4. Two Ladies names
  5. two lamps burning and no ship at sea
  6. two left feet
  7. two left hands
  8. two little ducks
  9. two Ls
  10. two men and a dog
  11. Two Mile Flat

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