off (one's) rocker
off (one's) rocker
Crazy; mentally unsound; extremely foolish. I'm going to go off my rocker if I have to hear that song one more time! I think Jane's grandmother is a little off her rocker these days. You must be off your rocker if you think that's a good idea!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*off one's rocker
and *off one's nut; *off one's trolleyFig. crazy; silly. (*Typically: be ~; go ~.) Sometimes, Bob, I think you're off your rocker. Good grief, John. You're off your nut.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
off one's rocker
Also, off one's nut or trolley . See off one's head.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
off your rocker
INFORMALIf someone is off their rocker, they are crazy. He must be off his rocker, paying that much for a shirt! Note: You can also say that someone goes off their rocker to mean that they become crazy. Sometimes I think he's going off his rocker.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
off your rocker
crazy. informalA rocker in this expression is a concave piece of wood or metal placed under a chair or cradle enabling it to rock back and forth.
1932 Evelyn Waugh Black Mischief It's going to be awkward for us if the Emperor goes off his rocker.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
ˌoff your ˈrocker
(informal, spoken, especially British English) (of a person) crazy: Spend a thousand pounds on a dress! Are you off your rocker?See also: off, rocker
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
off one’s rocker
mod. silly; giddy; crazy. (see also rocker.) That silly dame is off her rocker.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
off (one's) rocker
Slang Out of one's mind; crazy.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- off one’s rocker
- off one's rocker
- off rocker
- off your rocker
- off (one's) dot
- rocker
- (one) is off (one's) rocker
- be off (one's) rocker
- be off (one's) dot
- go off (one's) rocker