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Hit the side of a barn Meaning in English

expression

HIT thuh SIDE uh BAY-rn
HIT thuh SIDE ov AY-BAHN

التعريف

To be very bad at aiming or hitting a target, especially when it should be easy. Used humorously to describe someone with very poor accuracy.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal, usually humorous saying. Most common as 'couldn't hit the side of a barn' and sometimes heard as 'couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.' Often used in sports or when discussing bad aim. Rarely used outside these contexts.

Spanish: fallar algo muy fácil - no atinarle ni al blanco más grandePortuguese (BR): errar algo muito fácil - não acertar nem uma parede grandePortuguese (PT): falhar algo muito fácil - não acertar nem uma parede grandeChinese (Simplified): 连个大目标都打不中 - 完全没准头Chinese (Traditional): 連個大目標都打不中 - 完全沒準頭Hindi: सबसे आसान निशाना भी न लगानाArabic: أن تخطئ حتى الهدف السهل جدًاBengali: নিশানা করতে না পারা - লক্ষ্যভ্রষ্ট হওয়াRussian: даже в сарай не попасть - промахиваться очень сильноJapanese: 全然当たらない - 全く命中しないVietnamese: bắn không trúng nổi vào tường nhà kho - bắn dở tệKorean: 헛발질하다 - 한 발도 제대로 못 맞히다Turkish: hedefi tutturamamak - ahırın duvarını bile vuramamakUrdu: نشانہ خطا کرنا - اتنا برا نشانہ ہوناIndonesian: tidak bisa mengenai sasaran - meleset terus

جمل نموذجية

He can't hit the side of a barn with a basketball.

basic

If you can't hit the side of a barn, don't try darts.

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The rookie pitcher couldn't hit the side of a barn last night.

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I'm terrible at video games—I can't hit the side of a barn!

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No offense, but you couldn't hit the side of a barn if your life depended on it.

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Whenever he plays paintball, he can't even hit the side of a barn—and we all tease him about it.

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