Idiom
couldn't carry a note in a bucket
Meaning
Not musically talented, unable to sing.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I love singing, but I couldn't carry a note in a bucket.”
“My sister wants to join the choir, but she couldn't carry a note in a bucket if her life depended on it.”
“Despite his immense passion for opera, the poor man couldn't carry a note in a bucket, much to the dismay of his vocal coach.”
Examples
simple
“I love singing, but I couldn't carry a note in a bucket.”
contextual
“My sister wants to join the choir, but she couldn't carry a note in a bucket if her life depended on it.”
complex
“Despite his immense passion for opera, the poor man couldn't carry a note in a bucket, much to the dismay of his vocal coach.”
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