can't carry a tune in a bucket

Meaning

Sings very badly.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

“I love to sing, but I cannot carry a tune in a bucket.”

“My brother tries to sing along with the radio, but he cannot carry a tune in a bucket.”

“Despite his immense passion for opera, the poor man simply cannot carry a tune in a bucket, much to the dismay of his neighbors.”

simple

“I love to sing, but I cannot carry a tune in a bucket.”

contextual

“My brother tries to sing along with the radio, but he cannot carry a tune in a bucket.”

complex

“Despite his immense passion for opera, the poor man simply cannot carry a tune in a bucket, much to the dismay of his neighbors.”