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a few spanners short of a tool box

a few spanners short of a tool box is the alternative form of few sandwiches short of a picnic.

Meaning of few sandwiches short of a picnic

Phrase

few sandwiches short of a picnic

  1. (idiomatic) Exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.
    • I think the lady down the road is a few sandwiches short of a picnic—you often hear strange bangings at odd hours in the morning.

Questions about a few spanners short of a tool box

What is a few spanners short of a tool box the alternative form of?
A few spanners short of a tool box is the alternative form of few sandwiches short of a picnic.

Words near a few spanners short of a tool box in the dictionary

  1. a fault confessed is half redressed
  2. a few
  3. a few clowns short of a circus
  4. a few fries short of a Happy Meal
  5. a few roos loose in the top paddock
  6. a few spanners short of a tool box
  7. A final
  8. A finals
  9. a flat
  10. a flats
  11. A Fonsagrada

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