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It's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; They to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; Poor thinking is futile; Inadequate ideas are worse than none at all (see also: 下手の考え休むに似たり; proverb)(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 下手な鉄砲も数打てば当たる
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even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots (see also: 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる; idiomatic expression)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots (see also: 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる; idiomatic expression)(click the word for examples and links)
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2. imprudent; untactful
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下手な is the inflected form of 'na' adjective 下手
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