- 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. 2014.
can't to save your life
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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 … 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
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 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
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
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
You Bet Your Life — infobox television show name = You Bet Your Life caption = format = Quiz show runtime = 30 minutes creator = John Guedel starring = Groucho Marx George Fenneman country = USA network = NBC first aired = October 5, 1950 last aired = September 21,… … Wikipedia
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
save — 1 /seIv/ verb 1 FROM HARM/DANGER (T) to make someone or something safe from danger, harm, or destruction: Thousands of lives have been saved by this drug. | save sb/sth from: He saved his friend from drowning. | The sudden fall in interest rates… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
