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way out of a paper bag

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可能源自类似he couldn't punch his way out of a paper bag (他连一个纸袋子都打不穿)之类的短语

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way out of a paper bag

  1. (俗語formulaic) (不能...)一点,最基本的...都(不)会
    My boss is so clueless, he couldn't schedule his own way out of a paper bag.
    我老板是真的没用,连日程都安排不清楚。
    Junior varsity couldn't play their way out of a paper bag in comparison.
    而乙队连球都踢不明白。
    • 1923, Asia, 第 23 卷, American Asiatic Association,第 281 頁:
      The old chap did not look as though he could push his way out of a paper bag.
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    • 1924, Harry Charles Witwer, Love and Learn, G. P. Putnam's sons,第 260 頁:
      Personally I don’t think this egg could punch his way out of a paper bag. He’s only been workin’ in this trap two days
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    • 2014, Allie Peter, Saved by the Fireman,第 105 頁:
      “You'd hate his cooking[,” he said.]
      “Most guys can't cook their way out of a paper bag[,” Charlotte said.]
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