can't hit the (broad) side of a barn
- can't hit the (broad) side of a barn
can't hit the (broad) side of a barn
Rur. cannot aim something accurately. •
You're way off. You couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.
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Please don't try to throw the paper into the wastebasket. You can't hit the side of a barn.
Dictionary of American idioms.
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