Meaning of carry corn | Babel Free

Definitions

To (be able to) handle success or prosperity in an equable manner.

colloquial, dated

Examples

“'A bad workman blames his tools' is widely taken as an accepted classic truth […] Perhaps French also contains its exasperated partner: 'If you want a thing done well, do it yourself'. One of my relatives had a favourite image for men who failed such tests: 'He can't carry corn'. He wasn't literally expected to, either, not in those parts, but the image fitted well enough. In fact, it seemed to carry a great charge of rejection.”

“That man can't carry corn. He evidently gets a heap too loose tongue if you offer him just a little civility.”

CEFR level