a walking disaster



a walking disaster

Someone who seems to constantly be in or cause great amounts of trouble, difficulty, or mayhem; someone who epitomizes disaster or calamity in his or her actions or behavior. I heard that John got fired from another job because he kept on messing up his boss's instructions. What a walking disaster! First, I lock myself out of the house, then my grocery bag breaks in the parking lot, and now I stepped on my glasses—I'm just a walking disaster today!
See also: disaster, walking

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Holland['hɔlənd]
Elli (1)E-leeGerman
MilburnMIL-bərnEnglish
KincsŐ-Hungarian
RoŽĖ-Lithuanian
Latishalə-TISH-ə, lə-TEESH-əAfrican American