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- can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
Extremely weak, ineffectual, or incompetent. You want to fight me? You can't punch your way out of a paper bag! Don't assign that project to her, she couldn't punch her way out of a paper bag!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Siv | | SEEV | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology |
| Emygdius | | - | Late Roman |
| Dorit (1) | | - | Hebrew |
| Lujza | | - | Hungarian |
| Shaniqua | | shə-NEE-kwə | African American (Modern) |
| Esau | | EE-saw (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |