Athletes often have deft footwork, and a good quarterback can throw deft passes to his receivers.  

1 hour ago, Bill W said:

Athletes often have deft footwork, and a good quarterback can throw deft passes to his receivers.  

It is so darn easy to get off track with these daily words.

Example: Athletes often have deft footwork.........Twinkle toes????????

Origin of: The expression, describes a person who is light on their feet, a good dancer but has also been applied to football players, dates from the early 20th century.

1 hour ago, drpaladin said:

One can be deft at juggling objects, but doing it constantly will make people think you are daft.

Replace 'objects' with 'books', which leads to replacing 'daft' with 'embezzling'.