"couldn't pour water out of a boot" meaning in English

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Phrase

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  1. Synonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery Synonyms: couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery [synonym, synonym-of], couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heel
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