dead from the neck up

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1. Fig. stupid. (With a "dead" head.) She acts like she is dead from the neck up.

2. Fig. no longer open to new ideas. Everyone on the board of directors is dead from the neck up.

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While the zombies are really dead, Shaun and his buddy Ed (Nick Frost) seem dead from the neck up - clueless about what's really going on as are many of the people they meet along the way. DVD REVIEWS OF NEW RELEASES MERLIN, YOUR SERVICES ARE REQUESTED by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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