half a bubble off plumb
half a bubble off plumb
Strange; silly; crazy. Referring to the bubble inside a level. A: "She's a sweet old lady, but yeah, she's definitely half a bubble off plumb." B: "OK, yeah, I was sort of startled when she started talking to her rosebush."
See also: bubble, half, off, plumb
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
half a bubble off plumb
Fig. giddy; crazy. She is acting about half a bubble off plumb. What is wrong with her? Tom is just half a bubble off plumb, but he is all heart.
See also: bubble, half, off, plumb
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
half a bubble off plumb
phr. giddy; crazy. Tom is just half a bubble off plumb, but he is all heart.
See also: bubble, half, off, plumb
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- plumb
- athlete
- be a (something) in the making
- crisis
- come out on top
- be dragging (one's) feet
- be dragging your feet
- as the case may be
- not be much of a something
- be not much of a (something)