to be useless at doing sth

  • 21bum — bum1 S3 [bʌm] n informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from bummer bum (19 20 centuries), perhaps from German bummler lazy person ] 1.) BrE the part of your body that you sit on = ↑bottom 2.) …

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  • 22lousy — lou|sy [ˈlauzi] adj comparative lousier superlative lousiest 1.) especially spoken of very bad quality = ↑awful, terrible ↑terrible ▪ What lousy weather! ▪ The food was lousy. ▪ a lousy film 2.) …

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  • 23haste — noun (U) 1 great speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time: I soon regretted my haste. | in your haste to do sth: In his haste to leave he forgot his briefcase. 2 in haste quickly or in a hurry: They left in haste,… …

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