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have two left feet

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  1. see two left feet.

  2. Be clumsy, as in I'll never get the hang of this dance; I've got two left feet. This expression conjures up an image of feet that are not symmetrical, as left and right are, therefore causing imbalance or stumbling. It was first recorded in 1915.

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"Anthony Joshua doesn't have two left feet, and he can punch very hard," Lewis says.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

“Even if you think you have two left feet, a dance instructor can do away with that thinking.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2018

Unfortunately, I keep treading on Theresa May's toes and my partners think I have two left feet.

From The Guardian • Sep. 22, 2010

Most overgrown teen-agers seem to have two left feet.

From Time Magazine Archive

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