few cards short of a deck
- few cards short of a deck
a few bricks short of a load & a few cards shy of a full deck & a few cards short of a deck & not playing with a full deck & two bricks shy of a load
Fig. lacking in intellectual ability. (Many other variants.) •
Tom: Joe thinks he can build a car out of old milk jugs. Mary: I think Joe's a few bricks short of a load.
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Ever since she fell and hit her head, Jane's been a few bricks short of a load, if you know what I'm saying.
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Bob's nice, but he's not playing with a full deck.
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You twit! You're two bricks shy of a load.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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