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couldn't pour water out of a boot

couldn't pour water out of a boot (if there was instructions on the heel)

Rur. stupid. I won't say Jim is dumb, but he couldn't pour water out of a boot. Jane couldn't pour water out of a boot if there was instructions on the heel—and she's the smartest one in her family!
See also: boot, of, out, pour, water

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Linetteli-NETEnglish
Auroraow-RO-rah (Spanish), ə-RAWR-ə (English), OW-ro-rah (Finnish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
ŠTefica-Croatian
Callisto (2)kə-LIS-to (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Eadberht-Anglo-Saxon
Eirenaios-Ancient Greek
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