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has bats in one's belfry

has bats in one's belfry is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 has bats in one's belfry

What is has bats in one's belfry the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has bats in one's belfry is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have bats in one's belfry.

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

  1. has an eye for
  2. has an in
  3. has another thing coming
  4. has another think coming
  5. has at
  6. has bats in one's belfry
  7. has been
  8. has been around
  9. has been around the block
  10. has been gathered to one's fathers
  11. has beens

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