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had bats in one's belfry

had bats in one's belfry is the simple past and past participle of have bats in one's belfry.

Meaning of have bats in one's belfry

Verb

have bats in one's belfry (third-person singular simple present has bats in one's belfry, present participle having bats in one's belfry, simple past and past participle had bats in one's belfry)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be crazy or eccentric.
    • Anyone declaring himself Emperor of San Francisco probably had bats in his belfry.

Questions about had bats in one's belfry

What is had bats in one's belfry the simple past and past participle of?
Had bats in one's belfry is the simple past and past participle of have bats in one's belfry.

Words near had bats in one's belfry in the dictionary

  1. had an eye for
  2. had an in
  3. had another thing coming
  4. had another think coming
  5. had at
  6. had bats in one's belfry
  7. had been around
  8. had been around the block
  9. had best
  10. had better
  11. had blood on one's hands

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