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can't carry a tune
can't carry a tune
and cannot carry a tune; can't carry a tune in a bushel basket; can't carry a tune in a bucket; can't carry a tune in a paper sackFig. [to be] unable to sing a simple melody; lacking musical ability. I wish that Tom wouldn't try to sing. He can't carry a tune. I don't know why Mary's in the choir. She can't carry a tune in a bushel basket. Joe likes to sing in the shower, though he can't carry a tune in a bucket. I'd try to hum the song for you, but I can't carry a tune in a paper sack.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Alethea | | al-ə-THEE-ə, ə-LEE-thee-ə | English |
Dazbog | | - | Slavic Mythology |
Uzochi | | - | Western African, Igbo |
Erna (1) | | ER-nah (German, Swedish) | German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish |
Alessia | | - | Italian |
Hafsah | | - | Arabic |