Be without a job and a cent to one's name
Have no skills or purpose / Be a good-for-nothing / Be penniless and not have learned a trade
Non avere né arte né parte
Have no skills or purpose / Be a good-for-nothing / Be penniless and not have learned a trade
Non avere né arte né parte
Examples
Unfortunately my cousin Jerry is a lazy, good-for-nothing bum. I don't see how he could go on without his family's constant help
Purtroppo mio cugino Jerry è un lazzarone senza arte né parte, e non vedo come potrebbe andare avanti senza il continuo aiuto della famigliaHow can one think of starting a family without a job or a cent to one's name?
Come si fa a metter su famiglia quando non si ha né arte né parte?