two left hands
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two left hands
- /tuː lɛft hæn(d)z/ UK
Where it comes from
Calque of French avoir deux mains gauches.
noun
- Lack of dexterity in either hand; being ambilevous. I've never been good at sewing; I guess I've got two left hands.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, left, hands. They sit in the Vajraparyahka attitude and show in the two right hands the boon and the arrow drawn up to the ear, and in the two left hands the Utpala and the bow.
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noun lacking dexterity in either hand
| Español | manco |
|---|---|
| Русский | кривору́кий krivorúkij, ру́ки-крю́ки rúki-krjúki |
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title = {two left hands},
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