Slang definitions & phrases for can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
can't fight one's way out of a paper bag
verb phrase
To be a very weak or ineffective puncher; put up a poor showing (1940s+ Prizefight)
Idioms and Phrases with can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
Be inept, as in Ask him to program the VCR? He can't punch his way out of a paper bag. This hyperbolic term for extreme ineptitude originally was an expression of contempt for a weak or cowardly boxer. [ ; c. 1910 ]