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
Zachary	['zækəri]
Narinder	-	Indian (Sikh)
Bijoy	-	Bengali
ÉIbhir	-	Irish
Vasilka	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Rune	ROO-ne	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish