can't punch (one's) way out of a wet paper bag

Is extremely weak, ineffectual, or incompetent. You want to fight me? You can't punch your way out of a wet paper bag! Don't assign that project to her, she couldn't punch her way out of a wet paper bag! A: "Did you hear that Sam got promoted to General Manager?" B: "You've got to be kidding me! That guy couldn't punch his way out of a wet paper bag!"

See also: bag, of, out, paper, punch, way, wet

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can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
couldn't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
he, she, etc. couldn't punch his, her, etc. way out of a paper bag
couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag
couldn't fight (one's) way out of a paper bag
couldn't fight (one's) way out of a wet paper bag
weak sister
a case of the blind leading the blind
case of the blind leading the blind

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