a fat lot of good/help/use

a fat lot of good

Something that is useless or not worth the effort. A fat lot of good that did me, spending all that time carefully wrapping the ceramic mugs only to drop the box on the floor and break them all.

See also: fat, good, lot, of

a fat lot of use

No use or help. Used to describe something that is useless, unhelpful, or not worth the effort. A fat lot of use that did me, spending all that time carefully wrapping the ceramic mugs only to drop the box on the floor and break them all.

See also: fat, lot, of, use

a ˈfat lot of good/help/use

(spoken) not at all good/helpful/useful: A fat lot of use that would be! What a stupid idea. ♢ He was a fat lot of help, I must say!

See also: fat, good, help, lot, of, use