(one) is not playing with a full deck
(one) is not playing with a full deck
1. One is not mentally sound; one is crazy or mentally deranged. A: "Look at that guy talking to himself on the corner." B: "I reckon he's not playing with a full deck."
2. One is not very bright or intelligent. Jim's a nice guy, but with some of the foolish things he does, I wonder if he's not playing with a full deck.
See also: deck, full, not, play
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- not playing with a full deck
- be not all there
- be not all/quite there
- be not playing with a full deck
- be not (oneself)
- not oneself
- not feeling (oneself)
- have a loose screw
- have a few loose marbles
- go crazy