need (something) like a fish needs a bicycle
need (something) like a fish needs a bicycle
To have absolutely no need or use for something. (Adapted from a feminist slogan coined by Irina Dunn: "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.") I'm perfectly happy having a phone that just makes phone calls—I need a fancy smartphone like a fish needs a bicycle. We have enough problems with the business as it is, so we need an audit right now like a fish needs a bicycle.
See also: bicycle, fish, like, need, needs
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- need (something) (about) as much a fish needs a bicycle
- need (something) (about) as much as (one) needs a hole in the head
- need (something) like (one) needs a hole in the head
- need like a hole in the head
- need something like a hole in the head
- need/want somebody/something like a hole in the head
- park that thought
- What can I do for you?
- say no more
- cry out for (someone or something)