one sandwich shy of a picnic
one sandwich shy of a picnic
A pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. This expression can appear in many different forms and variations (e.g., several bricks short of a load," "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 sandwich shy of a picnic. The new manager is nice enough, but he's one sandwich shy of a picnic, if you ask me.
See also: of, one, picnic, sandwich, shy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a sandwich shy of a picnic
- one brick short of a (full) load
- one card shy of a (full) deck
- several bricks short of a (full) load
- several cards short of a (full) deck
- sandwich
- a few bricks short of a (full) load
- a few bricks shy/short of a load
- one brick shy of a (full) load
- one brick shy of a load