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couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang, idiomatic) Is unable even to organise a project that requires no planning; is incompetent; used to describe someone as greatly incompetent.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang, idiomatic) Is unable even to organise a project that requires no planning; is incompetent; used to describe someone as greatly incompetent.

“Deladrieux should have stayed an accountant,” Murphy sighed. “He's got three people working for him but they're just administrative clerks, pencil-pushers, they '''couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery'''. That's what you get when yo…
Origin: Presents an example of a minimally simple project that the person or group described is presumed unable to accomplish. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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