to be useless at sth
51bird — W2S2 [bə:d US bə:rd] n [: Old English; Origin: bridd] 1.) a creature with wings and feathers that can usually fly. Many birds sing and build nests, and female birds lay eggs. ▪ wild birds ▪ The dawn was filled with the sound of birds. ▪ a flock… …
52bum — 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.) …
53deride — de|ride [dıˈraıd] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: deridere, from ridere to laugh ] to make remarks or jokes that show you think someone or something is silly or useless = ↑mock ▪ You shouldn t deride their efforts. deride sb as… …
54hark — [ha:k US ha:rk] v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English heorcian] 1.) hark at him/her/you! BrE old fashioned spoken used when you think someone is saying something stupid or acting as if they are more important than… …
55lousy — 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.) …
56mock — mock1 [mɔk US ma:k] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: moquier] 1.) [I and T] formal to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by saying unkind things about them or by copying them = make fun of ▪ Opposition MPs… …
57mock — mock1 [mɔk US ma:k] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: moquier] 1.) [I and T] formal to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by saying unkind things about them or by copying them = make fun of ▪ Opposition MPs… …
58overboard — o|ver|board [ˈəuvəbo:d US ˈouvərbo:rd] adv 1.) over the side of a ship or boat into the water ▪ One of the crew fell overboard and drowned. ▪ Man overboard! (=said when someone falls off a boat) 2.) go overboard to do or say something that is too …
59stump — stump1 [stʌmp] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Middle Low Germa] 1.) the bottom part of a tree that is left in the ground after the rest of it has been cut down ▪ an old tree stump 2.) the short part of someone s leg, arm etc that remains after the rest of …
60deride — verb (T) formal to make remarks or jokes that show you think someone or something is silly or useless: You shouldn t deride their efforts. | deride sb as sth: Wayne was derided as a mere playboy …
