one brick shy of a load

one brick shy of a (full) load

A pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. It can appear in many different forms and variations (for example: a few sandwiches shy of a picnic, one card 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 brick shy of a load. The new manager is nice enough, but he's one brick shy of a full load, if you ask me.

one brick shy of a load

Inf. stupid; dense. Joyce has done some stupid things. Sometimes I think she is one brick shy of a load. Ted is one brick shy of a load. He can't seem to do what he is told without messing up.

one brick shy of a load

mod. stupid; dense. Joyce has done some stupid things. Sometimes I think she is one brick shy of a load.

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释义	one brick shy of a load one brick shy of a (full) load A pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. It can appear in many different forms and variations (for example: a few sandwiches shy of a picnic, one card 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 brick shy of a load. The new manager is nice enough, but he's one brick shy of a full load, if you ask me. See also: brick, load, of, one, shy Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. one brick shy of a load Inf. stupid; dense. Joyce has done some stupid things. Sometimes I think she is one brick shy of a load. Ted is one brick shy of a load. He can't seem to do what he is told without messing up. See also: brick, load, of, one, shy McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. one brick shy of a load mod. stupid; dense. Joyce has done some stupid things. Sometimes I think she is one brick shy of a load. See also: brick, load, of, one, shy McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: a few bricks short of a (full) load a few bricks shy/short of a load a few sandwiches short of a picnic a few, two, etc. bricks short of a load a sandwich short of a picnic bricks shy of a load few bricks short of a load one brick shy of a (full) load one sandwich short of a picnic picnic
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