pub

couldn't organise a chook raffle in a (country) pub

(Someone) is utterly incompetent or unable to arrange things successfully; (someone) can't even manage or carry out the simplest of tasks. ("Chook" is an informal term for a hen or chicken.) Primarily heard in Australia. I'm not surprised Marie's event was a disaster—she couldn't organise a chook raffle in a country pub! The leaders of this country couldn't organise a chook raffle in a country pub, let alone overhaul the entire tax code! No wonder the strike failed. Those dipsticks couldn't organise a chook raffle in a pub!
See also: chook, organise, pub, raffle

couldn't raffle a chook in a pub

(Someone) is utterly incompetent or unable to arrange things successfully; (someone) can't even manage or carry out the simplest of tasks. ("Chook" is an informal term for a hen or chicken.) Primarily heard in Australia. I'm not surprised Marie's event was a disaster—she couldn't raffle a chook in a pub! The leaders of this country raffle a chook in a local pub, let alone overhaul the entire tax code!
See also: chook, pub, raffle

pub crawl

A tour of local pubs or bars, usually with the purpose of having one or more drinks at each along the way. We're going on a literary pub crawl tonight to visit all the pubs the city's famous authors used to frequent. That's the last time I do a pub crawl. My body just can't handle that much booze anymore!
See also: crawl, pub
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a ˈpub crawl

(British English, informal) a visit to several pubs, going straight from one to the next and drinking in each one: We went on a pub crawl last night.
See also: crawl, pub
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • chook
  • couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery
  • couldn't organise a chook raffle
  • couldn't organise a chook raffle at a poultry farm
  • couldn't organise a chook raffle in a (country) pub
  • couldn't raffle a chook in a pub
  • organise
  • organize
  • raffle
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"In addition, it is imperative that beer-drinkers continue to support the pubs trade by visiting them." He added: "Our Summer of Pub campaign aims to show what pubs have to offer and remind people how important the great British pub is to communities.
New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the number of pubs with 10 or more employees has increased by 27 per cent between 2010 and 2018, from around 13,080 to around 16,610.
"The Dealers Arms is a real community pub and we know now with the better surroundings and fresh new look we can welcome back customers old and new."
Cardiff saw the number of small pubs and bars fall by a fifth, with numbers down from 220 in 2001 to 175 in 2018.
But according to the BBPA, beer duty rose by 42% between 2008 and 2012, and 5,000 pubs closed in that same period.
MORE than 11,000 UK pubs and bars have closed in the last decade, as bigger chains force smaller locals out of business.
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With nearly a quarter of the UK's pubs taking their last orders since 2008, the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) says communities suffer as small local pubs are lost.
New Office for National Statistics data shows Merseyside has lost more than 200 pubs and bars since the turn of the century.
The winning candidate should know their cask from their craft, be a pro at pub quizzes and have a taste for the finest pub-grub.
A welcoming local close to the railway station with three low-ceilinged rooms and a covered outdoor drinking area, this traditional pub has won numerous awards since it was revitalised by the McGivern family in 2009, and was the winner of the National Pub of the Year award in 2011.
Heineken UK will fully integrate the pubs into its existing Star Pubs and Bars estate, creating the country's third largest pub business in what remains a highly fragmented pub market.
British provider of financial services Barclays on Friday reported a growth in pub businesses in the last three years, according to analysis by the bank.
Previously 'tied pub tenants' were forced to buy supplies like beer at hugely inflated prices from the breweries which owned the building.
4 November 2014 - UK pub retailer and brewer Greene King plc (LON:GNK) has agreed the terms of a takeover offer for Spirit Pub Company PLC (LON:SPRT) as the deadline for making a formal bid for the pub operator expires today, the parties announced in a joint press release on Tuesday.