Phrase of the Day on 9 September 2010
Discover a new phrase each day to use in your English! These are special phrases that English speakers use all the time, but you don't often see these phrases in English coursebooks or other study material.
“Butterfingers!”
We use this expression when someone drops something by accident.
Spoken
Formal
Written
Informal
Example 1
Harry, pass me that plate, please.
Here you are. Oh no! Butterfingers.
Sorry - I dropped it. I hope it wasn't valuable.
Example 2
Catch this!
OK - throw it to me.
Butterfingers! You can't catch anything.