"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): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  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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