Ain't hit a lick at a snake

Meaning

A colorful way of saying someone has done absolutely no work or hasn't put forth any effort. It implies extreme laziness.

Cynical, lazy-shaming

Used in a sentence

• He sat on the porch all day and ain't hit a lick at a snake.
• I told him to help me paint the fence, but he ain't hit a lick at a snake since he got here.
• Don't expect much help from him because he ain't hit a lick at a snake his entire life.