Annie couldn't act for toffee, but she still got a part in the school play.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
can't do something for toffee — can t do sth for ˈtoffee idiom (old fashioned, BrE, informal) if sb can t do sth for toffee, they are very bad at doing it • He can t dance for toffee! Main entry … Useful english dictionary
someone can't do something for toffee — someone can’t do something for toffee informal old fashioned phrase used for emphasizing how bad someone is at doing something I can’t swim for toffee. Thesaurus: not skilful or ablesynonym Main entry: toffee … Useful english dictionary
can't do it for toffee — If you can t so something for toffee, you are incapable of doing something properly or to any sort of standard … The small dictionary of idiomes
someone can't do something for toffee — informal old fashioned used for emphasizing how bad someone is at doing something I can t swim for toffee … English dictionary
can't for toffee — can t (do something) for toffee British, informal if you say that someone can t do something for toffee, you mean that they are extremely bad at doing that thing. Annie couldn t act for toffee, but she still got a part in the school play … New idioms dictionary
toffee — tof|fee [ tafi ] noun count or uncount a sweet sticky brown food made by cooking sugar, butter, and water at a high temperature, or a candy made of this someone can t do something for toffee INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED used for emphasizing how bad… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
toffee — UK [ˈtɒfɪ] / US [ˈtɑfɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms toffee : singular toffee plural toffees a sweet sticky brown food made by cooking sugar, butter, and water at a high temperature, or a sweet made of this • someone can t do something … English dictionary
toffee — tof|fee [ˈtɔfi US ˈta:fi] n [U and C] 1.) a sticky sweet brown substance that you can eat, made by boiling sugar, water, and butter together, or a piece of this substance 2.) can t do sth for toffee BrE informal to be very bad at doing something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
toffee — noun (C, U) 1 a sticky sweet brown substance that you can eat, made by boiling sugar, water, and butter together, or a piece of this substance 2 can t do sth for toffee BrE informal to be very bad at doing something: He can t sing for toffee! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
