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!