not the sharpest knife in the drawer

not the sharpest knife in the drawer
One who is deficient in intelligence; a dimwit.

You can block or tackle, or you can do some exotic things with a football cradled under your arm, but youre not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to book learning.


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