awkward

I know "awkward" has several meanings, but can I say that someone who breaks or drops things easily (for example, a waiter/bus boy who buses a table and then drops some dishes, or someone who lets a vase fall and while picking it up, hits a cup of coffee etc) is awkward? Or is there another adjective to suit this?

Thanks.

[blacknomi]

Originally Posted by juliano

I know "awkward" has several meanings, but can I say that someone who breaks or drops things easily (for example, a waiter/bus boy who buses a table and then drops some dishes, or someone who lets a vase fall and while picking it up, hits a cup of coffee etc) is awkward? Or is there another adjective to suit this?

Thanks.

"butter fingers" measn unable to catch or hold
When Anna dropped the ball, Shelly said, "Butter fingers!"

"cement hands" means awkward hands
Joey can't type; he's got cement hands.

Hope it helps.
http://home.t-online.de/home/toni.go...cement%20hands


sabrina

[Tdol]

A person who drops things, etc, is 'clumsy'.

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by juliano

I know "awkward" has several meanings, but can I say that someone who breaks or drops things easily (for example, a waiter/bus boy who buses a table and then drops some dishes, or someone who lets a vase fall and while picking it up, hits a cup of coffee etc) is awkward? Or is there another adjective to suit this?

Thanks.

I like clumsy.

We can also say that person is a "klutz", is "careless", is "accident-prone", or, we can say "he is a bull in a china shop".