ca baba și mitraliera*

* Like an old lady and a machine-gun

Romanian Romania

Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everyone

It means that someone does not fit for the task or that two things have nothing in common.

"Dickerson a fost ca baba și mitraliera, pregătirile au întârziat și expediția nu a fost lansată."

"Dickerson was like an old lady and a machine-gun, the preparations stalled and the expedition was not launched."