can't punch (one's) way out of a wet paper bag
can't punch (one's) way out of a wet paper bag
Is extremely weak, ineffectual, or incompetent. You want to fight me? You can't punch your way out of a wet paper bag! Don't assign that project to her, she couldn't punch her way out of a wet paper bag!
See also: bag, of, out, paper, punch, way, wet
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
- can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
- couldn't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
- he, she, etc. couldn't punch his, her, etc. way out of a paper bag
- couldn't fight (one's) way out of a wet paper bag
- couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag
- couldn't fight (one's) way out of a paper bag
- weak sister
- a case of the blind leading the blind
- case of the blind leading the blind