not the sharpest tool in the box

not the sharpest tool in the box
not the sharpest knife in the ˈdrawer | not the sharpest tool in the ˈbox idiom
(informal, humorous) not intelligent

He's not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he?

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