be one card shy of a (full) deck
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To be not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. This expression can appear in many different forms and variations (e.g., "a few sandwiches short of a picnic," "one brick short of a load.," etc.). He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets—I think he may be one card shy of a full deck. The new manager is nice enough, but he's one card shy of a deck, if you ask me.
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- a brick short of a load
- be one brick short of a (full) load
- be one card short of a full deck
- be several bricks short of a (full) load
- be several cards short of a (full) deck
- be several cards short of a full deck
- be one sandwich short of a picnic
- a few cards short of a (full) deck
- a few cards shy of a (full) deck
- a few sandwiches short of a picnic