it ain't the meat, it's the motion
hand-tight
nongoal
toolishness
expendable
a bad workman always blames his tools
difficulty
it's not what you know but who you know
close only counts in horseshoes
non-goal
dinq
purposeless
manual labor
least effort
least resistance
not give much for someone's chances
short
salami technique
if the mountain won't come to Muhammad
spread oneself thin
too hard basket
personal transaction
unambitious
ambition
behind the curve
every little helps
not be able to hit the broad side of a barn
no one is born a master
achrestic
unequipped
aimless
ooch
counterproductive
make heavy weather
indirectness
on the wrong track
spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar
nonobjective
too many cooks spoil the broth
box of tricks
instrument
point blank
undershoot
culminate
nonadvancement
contend
brute force
manage
deal
goalward
outskilled
the cobbler always wears the worst shoes
cope
get by
make do
grapple
make out
uncontriving
nonaccomplishment
easy for you to say
antigoal
while the grass grows, the steed starves
if you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time
business end
nonachievement
law of diminishing returns
graft
way out of a paper bag
aimlessly
first order of the day
tug
self-handicap
push
those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it
drive
deskill
tool
labour
don't buy green bananas
labor
student syndrome
wield
the game is not worth the candle
undercraft
hard time
dead
unskilled
shy away from
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
fast track
stash
finger-tight
scratch one's own itch
underplay
rough sledding
difficulty level
underburden