can't boil an egg

Cannot cook well or at all. We should eat something beforehand because my brother's making dinner, and he can't boil an egg. I couldn't even boil an egg when I was in college. Now I love trying out new and complicated recipes! Liz can't boil an egg, so I'd skip her dinner, if I were you.

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See also:

cackleberry
boil over
lay an egg
lay an egg, to
bring (someone or something) to a boil
bring to a boil
on the boil
boil (something) out of (something)
boil out of
boil off

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