can't do something to save your life
- can't do something to save your life
- can't (do something) to save (your) life
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