can't find (one's) butt with both hands

can't find (one's) butt with both hands

rude slang Cannot do the simplest task. Please don't put Randy on the construction team—that guy can't find his butt with both hands! I'm not surprised to hear that she got lost two blocks away from her house—she couldn't find her butt with both hands. Ain't no way Tom could run his own business. Old fool can't find his butt with both hands.

See also: both, butt, find, hand

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can't find one's butt with both hands (in broad daylight)

Sl. is stupid or incompetent. (Use caution with butt, which is often considered crude.) Why did they put Jim in charge? He can't find his butt with both hands! Tom: Jane seems like a bright girl. Bill: You've got to be kidding! She couldn't find her butt with both hands in broad daylight!

See also: both, butt, find, hand

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

can’t find one’s butt with both hands

verb

See can’t find one’s butt with both hands in broad daylight

See also: both, butt, find, hand

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