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
Joyce	[dʒɔis]
Ikaros	-	Greek Mythology
Flip	FLIP	Dutch
Jayanthi	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada
Meredith	['meridiθ]
Annika	AHN-nee-kah (Swedish, Dutch, Finnish), AH-nee-kah (German), AN-i-kə (English), AHN-i-kə (English)	Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)