couldn't organise a chook raffle in a (country) pub
couldn't organise a chook raffle in a (country) pub
(Someone) is utterly incompetent or unable to arrange things successfully; (someone) can't even manage or carry out the simplest of tasks. ("Chook" is an informal term for a hen or chicken.) Primarily heard in Australia. I'm not surprised Marie's event was a disaster—she couldn't organise a chook raffle in a country pub! The leaders of this country couldn't organise a chook raffle in a country pub, let alone overhaul the entire tax code! No wonder the strike failed. Those dipsticks couldn't organise a chook raffle in a pub!
See also: chook, organise, pub, raffle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- chook
- couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery
- couldn't organise a chook raffle
- couldn't organise a chook raffle at a poultry farm
- couldn't raffle a chook in a pub
- organise
- organize
- pub
- raffle