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"Can't *** your way out of a paper bag" -> A paper bag? Isn't it "Not good at all", right? But, why does it have to be a paper bag? A paper bag for supermarkets? What kind of connotation is alluded in a simple paper bag? PS: I didn't mean any swear word by ***, I just wanted to make it blank for any verbs but I didn't know how to. Well, after I made my title and saw it clearly it felt like a cursing title. I'm embarrassed.
29 янв. 2019 г., 2:36
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Hello, the common English expression is "Can't find your way out of a paper bag". A common example would be if I was frustrated with a particular person, by their inability to perform some simple task...in my frustration I might say "he can't find his way out of a paper bag!" or "he couldn't find his way out of a paper bag!" A boss might say "he did nothing on this project, he can't find his way out of a paper bag!" Because it would be a SIMPLE task to "get out of a bag", so to speak, this expression is an hyperbole---not to be taken literally, but to express my disbelief, my frustration, my exacerbation, with some person's lack of effort, lack of action! I suppose the expression uses "paper" in particular, because it is an old expression, in the days when most bags were paper and not plastic. I hope that this helps, feel free to ask for any clarification. Best of luck with your language studies!
29 января 2019 г.
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