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couldn't pour water out of a boot

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Japanese Meaning
非常に無能で、どんな些細なことも上手く行えないという意味。 / 極端な不器用さや無能ぶりを皮肉る表現。 / あまりにも下手で、何をやっても失敗してしまうというニュアンス。
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慈善ガラの企画となると、トムはまったく役に立たず何も手配できないほどで、私たちが代わりに手を貸さなければなりませんでした。

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couldn't pour water out of a boot

Synonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

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couldn't pour water out of a boot

When it came to planning the charity gala, Tom couldn't pour water out of a boot, so we had to step in.

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When it came to planning the charity gala, Tom couldn't pour water out of a boot, so we had to step in.

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