be one sandwich short of a picnic
be one sandwich short of a picnic
To be not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. It can appear in many different forms and variations (for example: a few bricks shy of a load, a few cards shy of a full deck, etc.) He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets. I think he may be one sandwich short of a picnic.
See also: of, one, picnic, sandwich, short
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be one brick short of a (full) load
- be one card short of a full deck
- be one card shy of a (full) deck
- be several bricks short of a (full) load
- be several cards short of a (full) deck
- be several cards short of a full deck
- a brick short of a load
- a few cards short of a (full) deck
- a few cards shy of a (full) deck
- two bricks shy of a (full) load