Phrases & SayingsEveryday life
as useful as a pocket in a singlet
Also: as useless as a pocket in a singlet, as useful as a hip pocket in a singlet
Completely useless or impractical.
In a sentence
That broken charger is as useful as a pocket in a singlet.
Where it came from
A deliberately absurd comparison: a singlet normally has no useful pocket, so the phrase describes something as useless.
- Where used
- Australia-wide