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can't carry a tune in a bucket

can't carry a tune in a bucket verb: sings very badly.

Verb

can'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)

  1. (idiomatic, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, slang) Sings very badly.

Forms of can't carry a tune in a bucket

third-person singular presentcan't carry a tune in a bucket
pastcouldn't carry a tune in a bucket

Questions about can't carry a tune in a bucket

What does can't carry a tune in a bucket mean?
Can't carry a tune in a bucket means sings very badly.
What part of speech is can't carry a tune in a bucket?
Can't carry a tune in a bucket is a verb.
What is the past tense of can't carry a tune in a bucket?
The past tense of can't carry a tune in a bucket is couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

Words near can't carry a tune in a bucket in the dictionary

  1. can't
  2. can't be bothered
  3. can't be fagged
  4. can't be fucked
  5. can't but
  6. can't carry a tune in a bucket
  7. can't complain
  8. can't do right for doing wrong
  9. can't even
  10. can't get enough
  11. can't help

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