be off with the fairies
be off with the fairies
To be or seem eccentric, distracted, or slightly crazy. I can't follow what your mom is talking about—it's like she's off with the fairies all of a sudden. I was always lost in daydreams and imaginary worlds when I was a kid. Everyone thought I was off with the fairies. That man talking to himself on the corner—do we think he's off with the fairies?
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