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
Alexey	ah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Hajni	HAWY-nee	Hungarian
Jadzia	YAH-jah	Polish
Sheherazade	-	Literature
Constantius	-	Late Roman
Normina	-	English (Rare)