Ce n'est pas le couteau le plus aiguisé du tiroir.*

* It is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

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Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People

It means that you are not really smart but it is said in a funny way.

" - Je n'ai pas réussi à faire cet exercice. - Tu n'es vraiment pas le couteau le plus aiguisé du tiroir..."

"I did not manage to do this exercise. - You are definitely not the sharpest knife in the drawer..."

Submitted November 2020 by anonymous