"no saber hacer la o con un canuto" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: no sé hacer la o con un canuto [first-person, present, singular], no supe hacer la o con un canuto [first-person, preterite, singular], no sabido hacer la o con un canuto [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “not know how to make an 'O' with a tube”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|not know how to make an 'O' with a tube}} “not know how to make an 'O' with a tube”, {{lit|not know how to make an 'O' with a tube}} Literally, “not know how to make an 'O' with a tube” Head templates: {{es-verb|no saber<> hacer la o con un canuto}} no saber hacer la o con un canuto (first-person singular present no sé hacer la o con un canuto, first-person singular preterite no supe hacer la o con un canuto, past participle no sabido hacer la o con un canuto)
  1. (idiomatic) to not know one's head from a hole in the ground Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-no_saber_hacer_la_o_con_un_canuto-es-verb-jREmRXZT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. (idiomatic) couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-no_saber_hacer_la_o_con_un_canuto-es-verb-XaiJLexm
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      "args": {
        "1": "not know how to make an 'O' with a tube"
      },
      "expansion": "“not know how to make an 'O' with a tube”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "not know how to make an 'O' with a tube"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “not know how to make an 'O' with a tube”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “not know how to make an 'O' with a tube”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no sé hacer la o con un canuto",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no supe hacer la o con un canuto",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no sabido hacer la o con un canuto",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no saber<> hacer la o con un canuto"
      },
      "expansion": "no saber hacer la o con un canuto (first-person singular present no sé hacer la o con un canuto, first-person singular preterite no supe hacer la o con un canuto, past participle no sabido hacer la o con un canuto)",
      "name": "es-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "68 32",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "69 31",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to not know one's head from a hole in the ground"
      ],
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          "not know one's head from a hole in the ground",
          "not know one's head from a hole in the ground"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic) to not know one's head from a hole in the ground"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery"
      ],
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          "couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery",
          "couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery"
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        "(idiomatic) couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "no saber hacer la o con un canuto"
}
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      },
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "no supe hacer la o con un canuto",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no sabido hacer la o con un canuto",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "no saber<> hacer la o con un canuto"
      },
      "expansion": "no saber hacer la o con un canuto (first-person singular present no sé hacer la o con un canuto, first-person singular preterite no supe hacer la o con un canuto, past participle no sabido hacer la o con un canuto)",
      "name": "es-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Spanish idioms"
      ],
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        "to not know one's head from a hole in the ground"
      ],
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          "not know one's head from a hole in the ground",
          "not know one's head from a hole in the ground"
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        "(idiomatic) to not know one's head from a hole in the ground"
      ],
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        "Spanish idioms"
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        "couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery"
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          "couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery",
          "couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery"
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        "(idiomatic) couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery"
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  "word": "no saber hacer la o con un canuto"
}

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