not the sharpest tool in the shed

phrase

Lacking in intelligence; dimwitted.

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dumb as a bag of hammersdumb as a box of rocksdumb as a doorknobdumb as a doornaildumb as an oxdumb as a postdumb as a rockdumb as a sack of hammers
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Meanings

phrase
  1. euphemistichumorousLacking in intelligence; dimwitted.

    Synonyms: dumb as a bag of hammers, dumb as a box of rocks, dumb as a doorknob, dumb as a doornail, dumb as an ox, dumb as a post, dumb as a rock, dumb as a sack of hammers

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseLacking in intelligence; dimwitted.

Similar
dumb as a bag of hammersdumb as a box of rocksdumb as a doorknobdumb as a doornaildumb as an oxdumb as a postdumb as a rockdumb as a sack of hammersdumb as a stumpnot the brightest bulb in the ceilingnot the brightest bulb in the chandeliernot the brightest bulb in the packnot the brightest bulb in the shednot the brightest bulb on the treenot the brightest candle on the cakenot the brightest cookie in the jarnot the sharpest crayon in the boxnot the sharpest knife in the drawernot the sharpest tool in the box
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all foam, no beernot the brightest bulb in the chandeliernot the sharpest tool in the boxstupid
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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