A few cards short of a deck In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a few cards short of a deck", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2022-02-11 12:02

a few cards shy of a full deck , a few sandwiches short of a picnic , a few letters short of an alphabet

A few bricks shy/short of a load humorous slang pejorative

This expression has many variants. "One" can be replaced with "a few" or a specific number "two".

Unintelligent, weird, crazy.

Mary is one brick shy of a full load to believe she can sell those worn-out shoes.

Do you think that I'm one brick shy of a full load if I say I can stop a running car with my hands?

(as) thick as mince

Extremely stupid

(as) silly as a wheel

Very stupid, or silly

not the full shilling

Stupid or crazy

is off one's trolley

If you're off your trolley, your ideas or behaviour are crazy or insane.

off your trolley

Insane or foolish.

This slang dates from 1960s.

The Origin Cited: The free dictionary .

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can't do something for toffee

Someone who is totally bad at doing something.

Example:

Mary really can't sing for toffee.

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