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be hopeless at something
be very bad at an activity
If you are hopeless at something, you are very bad at doing it.
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Can you fix this printer?
No, I'm hopeless at anything technical.
I'm hopeless at remembering people's names when I first meet them.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I'm hopeless on maths.
Say: I'm hopeless at maths.
Use "at" after "hopeless" when describing a skill or subject; "on" is not used in this phrase.
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How it fits in a sentence.
be hopeless at something; be hopeless at doing something
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I'm hopeless at remembering people's names when I first meet them.
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be hopeless at something
be very bad at an activity
“I'm hopeless at remembering people's names when I first meet them.”
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