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NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED/BOX

someone is not very intelligent or is not able to learn things quickly or easily
 NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED/BOX
1. Her new boyfriend isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but he's pretty good looking!
2. I wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed in school, but I still managed to find a profession I loved.

Synonym: not the brightest crayon in the box, not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree


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