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Since a chocolate teapot would be melted by hot tea and is therefore a useless idea.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
useful as a chocolate teapot
Today it means: Totally useless. Full definition →
Today it means: Totally useless. Full definition →
Since a chocolate teapot would be melted by hot tea and is therefore a useless idea.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.