Tomato cans In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "tomato cans", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Yourpig Huyen calendar 2021-06-30 04:06

Meaning of Tomato cans

Tomato cans slang countable noun

Used to describe someone who doesn't have any experience in a particular field and is so bad at something, especially an inferior fighter in boxing, kickboxing or mixed martial arts

Our boxing team usually gets some tomato cans.

He is a tomato can, and I don't want him in my team.

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Origin of Tomato cans

The phrase comes from the childhood pastime of kicking a can down the street—a boxer who wants to succeed has to try to defeat tomato cans and has a win. "Tomato" is related to blood: "knock a tomato can over, and red stuff spills out."

The Origin Cited: en.wikipedia.org .
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