Meanings
nountwo left feet pl (plural only)
- idiomaticpluralplural onlyClumsiness, especially at dancing or in sports involving kicking a ball.
He should stay off the dance floor with his two left feet.
1 more example
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
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 笨手笨脚
- 笨手笨脚 (bènshǒubènjiǎo)exhibiting clumsiness
Finnish kaksi vasenta jalkaa
- kaksi vasenta jalkaaexhibiting clumsiness
French (avoir) deux pieds gauches
- (avoir) deux pieds gauchesexhibiting clumsiness
German zwei linke Füße
- zwei linke Füßeexhibiting clumsiness
Hungarian kétballábas
- kétballábasexhibiting clumsiness
Portuguese ter dois pés esquerdos
- ter dois pés esquerdosexhibiting clumsiness
Russian косола́пый adj
- косола́пый adjexhibiting clumsiness
Swedish två vänsterfötter
- två vänsterfötterexhibiting clumsiness
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APA
two left feet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two%20left%20feet
MLA
“two left feet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two%20left%20feet. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “two left feet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two%20left%20feet.
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