one brick shy of a load

one brick shy of a load
one brick shy of a load
Inf. stupid; dense. •

Joyce has done some stupid things. Sometimes I think she is one brick shy of a load.

Ted is one brick shy of a load. He can't seem to do what he is told without messing up.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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