can't do something for toffee

can't (do something) for toffee

slang Is totally unable to do something. Primarily heard in UK. Oh, you'll definitely beat Sarah for that role in the musical—she's can't sing for toffee.

See also: for, toffee

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can't do something for toffee

BRITISH, INFORMAL

If someone can't do something for toffee, they are very bad at doing that thing. Within a step or two it was clear she couldn't dance for toffee.

See also: for, something, toffee

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

can’t do something for ˈtoffee

(old-fashioned, British English, informal) if somebody can’t do something for toffee, they are very bad at doing it: He can’t dance for toffee!

See also: for, something, toffee

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