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Originally Posted by bmo "Two left feet" and "two left feet on the dance floor" probably are the same, all describing a clumsy person. Could you give me some examples other than on the dance floor?
There is another one, Charlie two shoes, what is it?
Thanks.
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Anthing to do with feet (e.g. walking, running, skiing, etc.). There's also
two left thumbs (i.e. having to do with hands, fingers).
"Charlie Two Shoes," a nickname that U.S. Marines stationed in North China gave an 11-year old boy, Tsui Chi Hsii, nearly 55 years ago.
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Word experts say this comes from a children's book called "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes," which was popular in the 1760s. In that era in England, Goody was short for Goodwife, a courtesy title used almost like "Mrs." The book's main character was so poor she had only one shoe. She was thrilled to get a matching pair and earned the nickname in the book's title, which basically meant "Little Mrs. Two Shoes."
Goody Two-Shoes is now used to indicate someone who's angelic or self-righteous, apparently out of a misunderstanding of the original usage of goody.
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