VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

About as useful as a chocolate teapot

Meaning:

Saying something is about as useful as a chocolate teapot means that it is totally useless.

Examples:

  • Therefore, though this resolution is about as useful as a chocolate teapot, we will vote in favour.
  • That old printer is about as useful as a chocolate teapot—it jams every time I try to print.
  • Giving him a map was about as useful as a chocolate teapot—he still got lost.
  • This umbrella is about as useful as a chocolate teapot in this storm—it’s already broken!
  • The instructions were so vague, they were about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
  • He offered to “help” by just standing there—about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
  • Without Wi-Fi, this smart TV is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
  • I bought a cheap screwdriver, but it broke immediately—about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
  • The app kept crashing every time I opened it—about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
  • His advice was about as useful as a chocolate teapot—totally irrelevant.
  • A pen that doesn’t write? That’s about as useful as a chocolate teapot!