couldn't run a bath

verb

Lacks the competence to manage any kind of project.

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Meanings

verb
  1. humorousinformalLacks the competence to manage any kind of project.

Origin

A pun on run (“draw water from a tap”) and run (“to manage”).

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APA

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

MLA

“couldn't run a bath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couldn't%20run%20a%20bath. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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