can't punch one's way out of a paper bag

Be inept, as in Ask him to program the VCR? He can't punch his way out of a paper bag. This hyperbolic term for extreme ineptitude originally was an expression of contempt for a weak or cowardly boxer. [Slang; c. 1910]

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Damhnait	DEV-nawt	Irish
Petros	-	Greek, Armenian, Biblical Greek
Eka (2)	-	Georgian
Farrell	FAHR-əl	English
Columbus	[kə'lʌmbəəs]
Pinchas	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew