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