She’s not the brightest bulb in the shed
Posted: September 3, 2025 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: expressions, humor, language, malaphors, mixed idioms, words Leave a commentHow many malaphor variations are there of idioms describing dull witted people? Apparently enough to fill a chapter in my next book, “Backseat Quarterback” (coming soon!). This one is a mashup of “not the brightest bulb in the pack” and “not the sharpest tool in the shed”, both describing a slow witted, not very bright person. Previous entries include “not the brightest tool in the shed”, “never the sharpest bulb”, “not the smartest tack in the drawer”, “not the brightest knife in the drawer”….you get my point. A big thanks to Donna Doblick for sharing this one.
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