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few sandwiches short of a picnic

few sandwiches short of a picnic phrase: exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.

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.
    • He said to hang on, then went to his bike and came back with a black case. When he opened it I suddenly thought I was dealing with someone a few sandwiches short of a picnic.2013, A. American, Surviving Home, Penguin, →ISBN, page 238

Questions about few sandwiches short of a picnic

What does few sandwiches short of a picnic mean?
Few sandwiches short of a picnic means exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.
What part of speech is few sandwiches short of a picnic?
Few sandwiches short of a picnic is a phrase.

Words near few sandwiches short of a picnic in the dictionary

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