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can't hit the broad side of a barn 

To have very poor aim. This hyperbolic term is usually used to denote poor marksmanship or to have very poor aim in certain activities that involve throwing something(such as certain sports).
1. While we were out hunting, Mitch was a very poor shot and couldn't even hit the broad side of a barn, and so when he ran out of ammo, he ultimately got Roy Horn'ed by the deer he kept trying to shoot dead.

2. Damn, Mark is such a mark-ass pitcher! He can't even hit the broad side of a barn, let alone strike anyone out. His pitches make even Rafael Palmeiro's erectile dysfunction reach out for a glorious grand slam!





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Don't Hate The Playa/Playette Hate The Game 

Do not fault the successful participant in a flawed system; try instead to discern and rebuke that aspect of its organization which allows or encourages the behavior that has provoked your displeasure.
Teacher: You have plagarized this essay.
Student: Don't hate the player; hate the game.

don't poke the bear

A phrase of warning used to prevent oneself or others from asking or doing something that might provoke a negative response from someone or something else.
Employee 1: "Should I ask the boss for a day off?"
Employee 2: "He just found out his wife left him, so don't poke the bear."

Don’t cry in the beer, but you can put the chicken in the water

The secret of the universe. All will be understood when the phrase is mentioned.
Sitting around discussing all of life’s problems, someone exclaims “don’t cry in the beer, but you can put the chicken in the water”. Suddenly everyone understands everything. A true ah-ha moment.

Don't taste the honey before you smoke the bees. 

1. You don't do something important before preparing the right way.

2. Don't do something dumb without thinking about it.
Guy 1 "Damn, I just cut my hand while sawing."
Guy 2 "Really? How?"
Guy 1"I mean I wasn't really wearing gloves."
Guy 2 "Don't taste the honey before you smoke the bees."

don't eat the big white mint 

A phrase used to ridicule someone's stupidity, "big white mint" refers to a urinal cake. Thus "don't eat the big white mint" implies that someone is stupid enough to mistake the urinal cake for a mint and eat it.
I was on a date with this really dumbass guy, and he said he had to go to the bathroom. I said, OK, don't eat the big white mint.