can't carry a tune in a bucket

verb

Sings very badly.

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Meanings

verbcan't carry a tune in a bucket (third-person singular simple present can't carry a tune in a bucket, no present participle, simple past couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, no past participle)

past couldn't carry a tune in a bucket

  1. idiomaticno past participleno present participleslangSings very badly.

Translations

Finnish laulaa kuin varis
  • laulaa kuin varisTranslations
French chanter comme une casserole
  • chanter comme une casseroleTranslations
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APA

can't carry a tune in a bucket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can't%20carry%20a%20tune%20in%20a%20bucket

MLA

“can't carry a tune in a bucket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can't%20carry%20a%20tune%20in%20a%20bucket. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “can't carry a tune in a bucket,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can't%20carry%20a%20tune%20in%20a%20bucket.

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