a walking disaster

a walking disaster

Someone who seems to constantly be in or cause great amounts of trouble, difficulty, or mayhem; someone who epitomizes disaster or calamity in their actions or behavior. I heard that John got fired from another job because he kept on messing up his boss's instructions. What a walking disaster! First, I lock myself out of the house, then my grocery bag breaks in the parking lot, and now I stepped on my glasses—I'm just a walking disaster today!
See also: disaster, walking
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be in bad with (someone)
  • big spender
  • accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
  • accompany on a journey
  • bring (someone or something) into contact with (someone or something)
  • a stranger to (someone or something)
  • be out of (one's) league
  • be out of somebody's league
  • (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
  • bargain for (someone or something) with (someone)