not the sharpest pencil in the cup
not the sharpest pencil in the cup
Not intelligent; dim-witted or prone to stupidity. The new boyfriend isn't the sharpest pencil in the cup, but he's pretty good looking! I wasn't the sharpest pencil in the cup in school, but I still managed to find a profession I loved.
See also: cup, not, pencil, sharp
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- not the sharpest tool in the shed
- not the sharpest knife in the drawer
- not the sharpest tool in the box
- smurfbrain
- airbrain
- airhead
- couldn't find (one's) way out of a paper bag
- out of a paper bag
- (one's) way out of a paper bag
- have a thick head