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couldn't carry a note in a bucket

couldn't carry a note in a bucket verb: not musically talented, unable to sing.

Verb

couldn't carry a note in a bucket

  1. (idiomatic, slang) Not musically talented, unable to sing.

Questions about couldn't carry a note in a bucket

What does couldn't carry a note in a bucket mean?
Couldn't carry a note in a bucket means not musically talented, unable to sing.
What part of speech is couldn't carry a note in a bucket?
Couldn't carry a note in a bucket is a verb.

Words near couldn't carry a note in a bucket in the dictionary

  1. couldn't be bothered
  2. couldn't be fucked
  3. couldn't be more different
  4. couldn't but
  5. couldn't care less
  6. couldn't carry a note in a bucket
  7. couldn't carry a tune in a bucket
  8. couldn't catch a cold
  9. couldn't even
  10. couldn't get enough
  11. couldn't happen to a nicer

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