two left feet

two left feet

A lack of coordination, especially while dancing. Typically used with the verb "have." Don't ask Paul to dance, he has two left feet. I decided to take dance lessons before the wedding because I have two left feet.
See also: feet, left, two
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • answer to
  • cross over
  • boogie
  • boogies
  • booging
  • biff
  • face off
  • face-off
  • bootleg
  • bagged
References in periodicals archive
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Photoshop gaffe embarrasses Australian prime minister with two left feet
He said: "I am jumping into this feet-first, the trouble is they are two left feet. I'm looking forward to learning a new skill, providing some entertainment and, above all, raising a significant sum for the hospice."
Dancers to raise hospice funds
"Nobody has even seen me dance yet and I've joked before that I've got two left feet, but I'm trying to do something about that at the moment."
Joe's strictly in training
Bundock said moving to the 49er class is like entering the TV show Dancing With The Stars: "I'm now the clumsy new corner with two left feet and Ben is the star teaching me all the steps."
Australian sailing team for London 2012 announced
All they'd have to do to bring glory instead of shame to their cringing ancestors is to hike their two left feet down to the free Irish dancing lessons every Monday at the Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple St., Worcester.
Irish sole; Ceili dancing going strong in Worcester
A member of Paralyzed Veterans of America, Caceres has contributed several feature articles to PN, including "Multiple Sclerosis: An Owner's Manual" (December 2001), "Cranberries for the Soul" (December 2006), "Two Left Feet" (December 2007), and "In My Right Mind" (August 2008).
Frank Caceres
Whether you have two left feet on the dance floor or are a potential contender on 'So you think you can dance ;', taking up classes to get moving is one way of staying fit and having fun.
Get fit with some killer dance moves
If you have two left feet, why not check out dancechanneltv.com?
WEB LIFE
Unless you have two left feet. Or, indeed, two right ones.
PICK OF THE DAY; SPORT ON TV Ashes highlights BBC2, 10.20pm
But for every Jill Halfpenny and Natasha Kaplinsky there's a Quentin Willson, who will forever be remembered for having two left feet. Even after weeks of practice, the poor man could barely move on the dance floor.
Let's face the music
Damon taught the line dancing so well that even someone with two left feet was able to dance like a professional.
Not your father's carnival anymore
Ok, so you have two left feet on skis, and when you think of snowy mountains, only frostbite comes to mind.
Winter wonderlands: hot spots for the coolest season. (Travel Talk)
"They want a certain dance here and I have two left feet. Here you have to be two things at the same time: socially affable and a good actor.
The Tao of Callum Keith Rennie
Last season on Broadway, Boyd Gaines started out with two left feet and ended up partnering the girl of his dreams in Contact.
Stage Magic Makes All Things Possible
Not because of any "curse" nonsense but because, he reveals, his wife has "two left feet".
Strictly Can't Dance; THE DIARY