hit the side of a barn

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hit the (broad) side of a barn

Fig. to hit an easy target. (Usually negative.) He can't park that car! He can't hit the broad side of a barn, let alone that parking place. He's a lousy shot. He can't hit the side of a barn.

See also: barn, hit, side

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He'd hit the side of a barn, he'd hit the top of a barn, and he kept falling short of the fairway. Fare ways by Barnes, Billy E. / Business North Carolina More results

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