"ne pas avoir inventé le fil à couper le beurre" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /nə pa a.vwaʁ ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te l(ə) fil a ku.pe l(ə) bœʁ/, /nə pɑ a.vwaʁ ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te l(ə) fil a ku.pe l(ə) bœʁ/, /nə pa.z‿a.vwa.ʁ‿ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te l(ə) fi.l‿a ku.pe l(ə) bœʁ/, /nə pɑ.z‿a.vwa.ʁ‿ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te l(ə) fi.l‿a ku.pe l(ə) bœʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ne pas avoir inventé le fil à couper le beurre.wav
Etymology: Literally, “not to have invented the butter-cutting wire”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|not to have invented the butter-cutting wire}} “not to have invented the butter-cutting wire”, {{lit|not to have invented the butter-cutting wire}} Literally, “not to have invented the butter-cutting wire” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} ne pas avoir inventé le fil à couper le beurre
  1. (figuratively, informal) to not be the sharpest knife in the drawer Tags: figuratively, informal Synonyms: ne pas avoir inventé l'eau chaude, ne pas avoir inventé la poudre, ne pas avoir mis la queue aux cerises
    Sense id: en-ne_pas_avoir_inventé_le_fil_à_couper_le_beurre-fr-verb-Iu~~PJAl Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French negative polarity items, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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