chocolate teapot
Melts when needed
A chocolate teapot is something utterly useless—an object that fails at its basic purpose, since a teapot made of chocolate would melt when filled with hot water.
The phrase appears in comparisons: about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
British in origin, with similar expressions like "chocolate fireguard."
- cocoaGround cacao seed powder
- uselessWithout practical value
- white elephantBurdensome, useless possession
- paper tigerSeeming strength, actual weakness
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
fifth wheel · bitter · dead weight · sweet · white · confectionery · dark · melting point · ganache · heat resistance · structural integrity · moulding · truffle · square peg in a round hole · hot potato · tensile strength · bar · brittleness
chocolate teapotgodsend
Unexpected welcome help
lifesaver · must-have · workhorse · Swiss Army knife · fit for purpose
chocolate teapotfit for purpose
Suitable for intended use
well-designed · purpose-built · form follows function · practical · built to last