Provençal expression

es bon ni pèr bouli, ni pèr rousti

Character

Literal translation

he is good neither for boiling nor for roasting

Meaning

he's good for nothing at all

Explanation

An apathetic person, unable to make up his mind, literally he is good neither for boiling nor for roasting.

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