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!

See also: bag, of, out, paper, punch, way

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Turner	['tə:nə]
Stoja	-	Croatian
Harmonia	-	Greek Mythology
Cearbhall	-	Irish
Tycho	TIE-ko (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
TerÉZia	TE-ray-zee-aw (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Slovak