Provençal expression

a pas inventa la poudro

Character

Literal translation

he did not invent gunpowder

Meaning

he's not the sharpest tool in the shed

Explanation

A person lacking ingenuity, literally he did not invent gunpowder.

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…Coumo d'anchoio…packed like sardines ié farien crèire que li lèbre fan d'iòuyou could make him believe anything …Coumo uno gamatovery badly De longoall the time, constantly De parpello d'agassosmall, insignificant things es bon ni pèr bouli, ni pèr roustihe's good for nothing at all