few sandwiches short of a picnic

English

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Phrase

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

1. (idiomatic) Exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.

   I think the lady down the road is a few sandwiches short of a picnic — you often hear strange bangings at odd hours in the morning.

Synonyms

• one brick short of a full load
• one card shy of a full deck
• See also Thesaurus:insane
• few X short of a Y

Translations

Not sane

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神志不清 (shénzhì bùqīng)

• Czech: šplouchat někomu na maják
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• German: nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben (de)
• Italian: essere fuori di testa
• Spanish: faltarle un hervor