英语词汇“to be unable to fight one's way out of a paper bag”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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to be unable to fight (also punch) one's way out of a paper bag

2. colloquial. to be unable to fight (also punch) one's way out of a paper bag: to be extremely weak or incompetent at fighting. Also in extended use: to be completely ineffectual or inept.

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1955 A. Marshall I can jump Puddles (1956) xix. 136 ‘Skeeter couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag,’ Joe asserted.

1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 Feb. (Sports section) f1 Muhammad Ali couldn't punch his way out of a diplomatic paper bag.

1989 G. Keillor We are still Married (1990) 331 Listen to those wahoos, they couldn't sing their way out of a paper bag.

2003 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 30 Aug. 11 a Last time I looked, the United Nations couldn't fight its way out of a paper bag.

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单词	to be unable to fight one's way out of a paper bag
释义	> as lemmas to be unable to fight (also punch) one's way out of a paper bag 2. colloquial. to be unable to fight (also punch) one's way out of a paper bag: to be extremely weak or incompetent at fighting. Also in extended use: to be completely ineffectual or inept. ΚΠ 1955 A. Marshall I can jump Puddles (1956) xix. 136 ‘Skeeter couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag,’ Joe asserted. 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 Feb. (Sports section) f1 Muhammad Ali couldn't punch his way out of a diplomatic paper bag. 1989 G. Keillor We are still Married (1990) 331 Listen to those wahoos, they couldn't sing their way out of a paper bag. 2003 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 30 Aug. 11 a Last time I looked, the United Nations couldn't fight its way out of a paper bag. extracted from paper bagn. < as lemmas
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