Have two left feet Meaning in English

expression

US

HAV TOO LEFT FEET

UK

hav-TOO left-FEET

التعريف

To be very clumsy or awkward when dancing, as if you cannot move your feet smoothly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often humorous and only about dancing (not other activities). Used both to describe yourself (“I have two left feet”) or others. Do not use literally—it's an idiom.

• Spanish: ser muy torpe para bailar - tener dos pies izquierdos
• Portuguese (BR): ser desajeitado para dançar - ter dois pés esquerdos
• Portuguese (PT): ser desajeitado a dançar - ter dois pés esquerdos
• Chinese (Simplified): 笨手笨脚（跳舞时） - 跳舞像有两只左脚
• Chinese (Traditional): 笨手笨腳（跳舞時） - 跳舞像有兩隻左腳
• Hindi: डांस में बहुत अनाड़ी होना
• Arabic: غير بارع في الرقص - لديه قدمان يساريتان
• Bengali: নাচতে একেবারেই অপটু - নাচের ক্ষেত্রে খুবই কদর্য
• Russian: танцевать как слон - быть неуклюжим на танцполе
• Japanese: ダンスが苦手 - ダンスになるととても不器用
• Vietnamese: nhảy vụng về - nhảy như người vụng về
• Korean: 춤에 소질이 없다 - 춤을 매우 못 춘다
• Turkish: dans etmede çok beceriksiz olmak
• Urdu: مجھے رقص بالکل نہیں آتا - میں رقص میں بہت اناڑی ہوں
• Indonesian: sangat canggung saat menari - tidak bisa menari sama sekali

جمل نموذجية

I have two left feet when I try to dance.

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He won't join the dance class. He says he has two left feet.

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My sister loves to dance, but I have two left feet.

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Don't laugh—I really have two left feet at wedding dances!

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I'd love to try salsa, but honestly, I have two left feet.

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When it comes to dance moves, I just have two left feet—it's hopeless!

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