- awkward as a cow on a crutch
- *awkward as a cow on a crutch & *awkward as a cow on roller skatesvery clumsy or off balance. (*Also: as \awkward as a cow on a crutch.) •
When Lulu was overweight, she was awkward as a cow on a crutch.
•Tom will never be a gymnast. He's as awkward as a cow on roller skates!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.