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Useless as a bent nail.

Totally lacking in the ability to get the job done. Derived from carpenter slang to refer to the metalurgical properties of a nail deformed and bent by extreme resistence in the material being nailed, or due to the inexperience or lack of skill by the person striking the nail. Despite streightening, once the nail is used again, it will tend to deform and bend, rendering it useless.
I sent Bob out to clinch the deal, and instead the client called to cancel the order! I swear, Bob is "Useless as a bent nail."
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hell bent 

adj. Bound and determined; cannot be dissuaded by logic or reason.
Al-Qaeda was hell bent on crashing those planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
hell bent by fizzle March 27, 2004
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double-bent 

Drunk and stoned at the same time. Comes from an early 90s Eazy E rap song.
Get me a 40 and a pack of zig-zags... I'm gonna get double-bent tonight.
double-bent by Mr Define December 29, 2005
Much more subtle than fuck you or go to hell, but with all the impact. It is the abbreviated imperative for, "You should get bent over, so someone can sodomize you on Christmas!" Used in reply to outrageous requests...
Spouse: "Honey, could you and your friends please quiet down? I'm trying to speak with mother about the baby shower."
Other Spouse: "Hey bee-atch, get bent! Can't you see that me and my homies are watching the game? And tell that old hag to suck my dick while you're at it?"
get bent by bearfer January 29, 2004

got me bent 

"go over there and talk to him."
"Please, you got me bent"
got me bent by Anonymous October 24, 2003

dumb bent 

extremely drunk, completely wasted, inebriated
im fuckin' dumb bent

im dumb bent but imma cop einstein from your cousin
dumb bent by HoganKnowsBest2010 November 2, 2010

Bit bent 

bit bents are bisexuals who are actually more straight then bisexual. A girl may like boys and girls but she is more into guys than girls. A boy may like guys and girls but he is more into girls than boys.
Person 1: Alex says she's bisexual but she's always with guys.
Person 2: She's a bit bent. Duh.
Bit bent by LaurBore June 20, 2011