off with the fairies

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.

(away) with the fairies

giving the impression of being mad, distracted, or in a dreamworld.

See also: fairy

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

See also:

be off with the fairies
faeries
be away with the fairies
away with the fairies
with the fairies
be off (one's) trolley
be off (one's) nut
(as) crazy as a coot
lose the drift (of something)
lose the drift/thread of something

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