not the sharpest knife in the drawer

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not the sharpest knife in the drawer

Not intelligent; dim-witted or prone to stupidity. His new boyfriend isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he's pretty good looking! I wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer in school, but I still managed to find a profession I loved.

not the sharpest knife in the ˈdrawer

(also not the sharpest tool in the ˈbox) (humorous) not intelligent: I know he’s good-looking, but he’s not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he? OPPOSITE: a/one smart cookie

See also: drawer, knife, not, sharp

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not the sharpest tool in the shed
not the sharpest pencil in the cup
not the sharpest tool in the box
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couldn't find (one's) way out of a paper bag
out of a paper bag
(one's) way out of a paper bag
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hawks and doves
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haywire
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hazard a guess
hazard an opinion
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haze over
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he gives twice who gives quickly
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he laughs best who laughs last
he laughs longest who laughs last
he laughs loudest who laughs last
he lives long who lives well
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he that cannot obey cannot command
he that hath a full purse never wanted a friend
he that is down need fear no fall
he that lieth with dogs riseth with fleas
he that will not when he may, when he will he may have nay
he that would eat the fruit must climb the tree
he that would eat the kernel must crack the nut
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he that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens
he that would the daughter win must with the mother first begin
He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin
he travels (the) fastest who travels alone
He travels fastest who travels alone
he wears a $10 hat on a five-cent head
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he who begins many things finishes but few
He who begins many things, finishes but few
he who excuses himself accuses himself
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he is whistling in the dark
he is whistling in the wind
he is winging it
he is winning brownie points
he is with it
he is within an ace
he is within an ace of
he is within an ace of doing
he is within an ace of doing it
he is within an ace of doing something
he is within an ace of it
he is within an ace of something
he is working his fingers to the bone
he is working his tail off
he is working like a regular Trojan
he is working like a Trojan
he is working like a true Trojan
he is worshipping the ground he walks on
he is worshipping the ground one walks on
he is worshipping the ground she walks on
he is worshipping the ground somebody walks on
he is worshipping the ground someone walks on
he is worshipping the ground they walk on
he is worth his salt
he is wracking his brain
he is wracking his brains
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he is zozzled
he isn't buying it
he isn't made of money
he isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer
he isn't the sharpest pencil in the cup
he isn't the sharpest tool in the box
he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed
he jockeyed for position
he jockeyed into position
he jockeys for position
he jockeys into position
he jumped at the chance
he jumped at the chance to
he jumped at the chance to do
he jumped at the chance to do it
he jumped at the chance to do something
he jumped in it
he jumped in something
he jumped in with both feet
he jumped the gun
he jumped to conclusions
he jumps at the chance
he jumps at the chance to
he jumps at the chance to do
he jumps at the chance to do it
he jumps at the chance to do something
he jumps in it
he jumps in something
he jumps in with both feet
he jumps the gun
he jumps to conclusions
he just doesn't get it
he just doesn't know when to quit
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