be unable to carry a tune in a bucket

== English == === Verb === can't carry a tune in a bucket (third-person singular simple present can't carry a tune in a bucket, no present participle, simple past couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, no past participle) (idiomatic, slang) Sings very badly. ==== Translations ==== === See also === carry a tune couldn't carry a note in a bucket tin ear === References === “can't carry a tune” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026.