can't fight his way out of a paper bag

can't fight his way out of a paper bag
австрал.; разг.
(can't fight his way out of a paper bag (или paperbag))
≈ он не может постоять за себя

According to Flogger this kind of behaviour revealed a man who couldn't fight his way out, couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag. (A. Marshall, ‘This Is the Grass’, book III, ch. III) — Такое поведение, как считал Драгун, говорило о том, что торговец пирожками человек трусливый и не может постоять за себя.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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