off one's rocker

off (one's) rocker

Crazy; mentally unsound; extremely foolish. I'm going to go off my rocker if I have to hear that song one more time! I think Jane's grandmother is a little off her rocker these days. You must be off your rocker if you think that's a good idea!

See also: off, rocker

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off one's rocker

Also, off one's nut or trolley . See off one's head.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

off one’s rocker

mod. silly; giddy; crazy. (see also rocker.) That silly dame is off her rocker.

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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

off one's head, rocker, etc.

See go off one's head.

See also: off

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