Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Butter fingers
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "butterfingers" is to be clumsy.
The other options are incorrect.
- "To be very efficient" means to be able to do something quickly and effectively, while butterfingers means to be clumsy.
- "To like rich food" does not have anything to do with being clumsy.
- "To cook well" does not have anything to do with being clumsy.
The idiom "butterfingers" comes from the idea of someone who is so clumsy that they can't hold onto anything, like a piece of butter. In the same way, someone who has butterfingers is someone who is clumsy and often drops things. For example, you might say that a child with butterfingers is always dropping their toys.