can't do something to save your life

can't do something to save your life
can't (do something) to save (your) life informal if you say that someone can't do something to save their life, you mean that they are extremely bad at that thing.

I can't draw to save my life.


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  • not be able to do something to save your life — spoken phrase to be very bad at doing something She couldn’t play the piano to save her life! Thesaurus: to be unable to do something wellsynonym Main entry: save * * * not be able to do sth to ˌsave your ˈlife …   Useful english dictionary

  • can't to save your life — can t (do something) to save (your) life informal if you say that someone can t do something to save their life, you mean that they are extremely bad at that thing. I can t draw to save my life …   New idioms dictionary

  • can't do something to save life — can t (do something) to save (your) life informal if you say that someone can t do something to save their life, you mean that they are extremely bad at that thing. I can t draw to save my life …   New idioms dictionary

  • to save your life — see ↑save, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑life to save your life informal ◇ If you cannot do something to save your life, you are completely unable to do it. She can t sing to save her life. [=she is a very bad singer] • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • can't to save life — can t (do something) to save (your) life informal if you say that someone can t do something to save their life, you mean that they are extremely bad at that thing. I can t draw to save my life …   New idioms dictionary

  • save — save1 [ seıv ] verb *** ▸ 1 help someone/something avoid harm ▸ 2 avoid using something ▸ 3 help someone avoid doing something ▸ 4 keep something for future ▸ 5 in computing ▸ 6 stop point being scored ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to make it… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • save — I UK [seɪv] / US verb Word forms save : present tense I/you/we/they save he/she/it saves present participle saving past tense saved past participle saved *** 1) a) [transitive] to make it possible for someone or something to avoid danger, harm,… …   English dictionary

  • life — W1S1 [laıf] n plural lives [laıvz] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time somebody is alive)¦ 2¦(state of being alive)¦ 3¦(way somebody lives)¦ 4¦(particular situation/job)¦ 5 social/personal/sex etc life 6¦(human existence)¦ 7¦(time when something exists/works)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • life — [[t]la͟ɪvz[/t]] ♦ lives 1) N UNCOUNT Life is the quality which people, animals, and plants have when they are not dead, and which objects and substances do not have. ...a baby s first minutes of life... Amnesty International opposes the death… …   English dictionary

  • save — save1 W1S1 [seıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from harm/danger)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(not waste)¦ 4¦(to use later)¦ 5¦(collect)¦ 6¦(help to avoid)¦ 7¦(keep for somebody)¦ 8¦(computer)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ 10 you saved my life …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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