clue-by-four
Related to clue-by-four: LART, Cluebat, Two by four
clue-by-four
A metaphorical stick one uses to "beat" correct information into an ignorant, incompetent, or slow-learning person (i.e., to help them "get a clue"). A pun on the term "two-by-four," a piece of timber that measures 2 by 4 inches (5 by 10 cm) in height and width. I hate reading comments on online news articles—there are so many stupid people out there that I just want to get a big clue-by-four and knock some sense into them with it!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- clue stick
- the blind leading the blind
- blind leading the blind
- blind leading the blind, the
- butt-head
- butt-face
- two-by-four
- wallop
- a nasty wallop