Few fries short of a Happy Meal In english explanation

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

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-02-18 10:02

Meaning of Few fries short of a Happy Meal

Synonyms:

One sandwich short of a picnic , a few bricks short of a (full) load , a few bricks shy/short of a load , a few sandwiches short of a picnic , bricks shy of a load , one brick shy of a (full) load

Few fries short of a Happy Meal phrase informal derogatory

A "Happy Meal" is a children's meal sold at McDonald's fast-food restaurants that usually includes French fries.

Used to indicate someone is not intelligence or of questionable mental capacity

He's a few fries short of a Happy Meal, I'm afraid. Possibly, he can't help you anything.

Other phrases about:

(as) thick as mince

Extremely stupid

(as) silly as a wheel

Very stupid, or silly

not the full shilling

Stupid or crazy

dumbski

(n): a fool person, 

(adj): stupid, foolish, silly

numbnuts

A stupid person or an idiot

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