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
Eduard	E-doo-ahrt (German)	German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Romanian, Georgian, Armenian
Lavone	-	English (Rare)
Sieghard	ZEEK-hahrt	German
Reuel	ROO-əl (English)	Biblical
Arafat	['a:ra:fa:t]
Ollie	AHL-ee	English