not much upstairs

not much upstairs

Not very much in the way of intelligence. She seems nice enough, but I get the sense that there's not much upstairs. Jake's boyfriend is incredibly attractive, but he doesn't have much upstairs from what I can tell.
See also: much, not, upstairs
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • not for a second
  • not for a minute
  • not for a moment
  • aint
  • ain't
  • not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant
  • not for a instant
  • not all there
  • not by any means
  • by no means
References in periodicals archive
It's largely hard right Brexit bungalows (not much upstairs) who do it, although there have been instances of pro-EU activists having a go too.
Let's take back our senses..
He added: "It was often stated that girls who go for the Miss World competition are a bit thick with not much upstairs."
THICK BIMBO; RTE callers turn on Miss World over dad's fling