whelk stall
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]whelk stall (plural whelk stalls)
- (British, colloquial, slang) A small enterprise which is very simple to run.
- The Group Executive Committee couldn't run a whelk stall!
Usage notes
[edit]Normally used as part of a mildly derisory and exclamatory phrase, indicating failure to carry out simple tasks that others would find easy to accomplish.