Liliputin -1613

I'll give the back of my hand to anyone who dares to insist that I
can't find my butt with both hands in broad daylight ... "
Venus of Milo


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back of (one's) hand

A display of rejection, disdain, or contempt (for a person or thing). She met their accusations with the back of her hand. I give the back of my hand to anyone who says I'm not a good parent.

See also: back, hand, of

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.



back of one's hand

Rejection or contempt, as in Unimpressed with him, she gave the back of her hand to his suggestion. This phrase is usually the object of a verb such as give or show. [Second half of 1700s] Back of the hand similarly means "an insult" in the term back-handed compliment (see under left-handed compliment) but has a quite different meaning in know like the back of one's hand (see under know like a book).


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can't find (one's) butt with both hands

rude slang

Cannot do the simplest task. Please don't put Randy on the construction team—that guy can't find his butt with both hands!

See also: both, butt, find, hand

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.


can't find one's butt with both hands (in broad daylight)

Sl. is stupid or incompetent. (Use caution with butt, which is often considered crude.) Why did they put Jim in charge? He can't find his butt with both hands! Tom: Jane seems like a bright girl. Bill: You've got to be kidding! She couldn't find her butt with both hands in broad daylight!

See also: both, butt, find, hand

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.


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Aphrodite of Milos (Greek:  Aphroditi tis Milou), better known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Initially it was attributed to the sculptor Praxiteles, however from an inscription that was on its plinth, the statue is thought to be the work of Alexandros of Antioch. Created sometime between 130 and 100 BC, the statue is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty (Venus to the Romans). It is a marble sculpture, slightly larger than life size at 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) high. Part of an arm and the original plinth were lost following its discovery. It is currently on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The statue is named after the Greek island of Milos, where it was discovered.