one egg short of a dozen
one egg short of a dozen
A derogatory phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets—I think he may be one egg short of a dozen. Every time Paul tells me about his latest conspiracy theory, I can't help thinking that he's one egg short of a dozen.
See also: dozen, egg, of, one, short
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a few eggs short of a dozen
- bananas
- a few bananas short of a bunch
- a few cards short of a (full) deck
- a few cards shy of a (full) deck
- be a waste of space
- carry a Chinaman on (one's) back
- have a Chinaman at (one's) neck
- have a Chinaman on (one's) back
- Chinaman's chance, he hasn't a/not a