couldn't carry a tune in a bucket

A form of can't carry a tune in a bucket — Sings very badly.

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Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of can't carry a tune in a bucket
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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