Be one card short of a full deck In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be one card short of a full deck", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-11-04 10:11

Meaning of Be one card short of a full deck

Synonyms:

be one brick short of a (full) load , be one card shy of a (full) deck , be one sandwich short of a picnic

Be one card short of a full deck phrase informal

To be unintelligent or mentally deranged.

She was one card short of a full deck and always thought everyone was trying to kill her.

Nick said that he liked standing under a tree in a thunderstorm. I think he may be one card short of a full deck.

He was one card short of a full deck, but he was industrious.

Other phrases about:

(as) thick as mince

Extremely stupid

(as) silly as a wheel

Very stupid, or silly

not know (one's) ass from a hole in the ground

To be extremely stupid; not to be alert 

off your trolley
Insane or foolish.
dumbski

(n): a fool person, 

(adj): stupid, foolish, silly

Grammar and Usage of Be one card short of a full deck

Verb Forms

  • to be one card short of a full deck
  • am/is/are one card short of a full deck
  • being one card short of a full deck
  • was/were one card short of a full deck

The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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