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not the brightest bulb in the chandelier

not the brightest bulb in the chandelier phrase: synonym of not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Phrase

not the brightest bulb in the chandelier

  1. Synonym of not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Synonyms of not the brightest bulb in the chandelier

Forms of not the brightest bulb in the chandelier

alternative formnot the brightest bulb

Questions about not the brightest bulb in the chandelier

What does not the brightest bulb in the chandelier mean?
Not the brightest bulb in the chandelier means synonym of not the sharpest tool in the shed.
What part of speech is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier?
Not the brightest bulb in the chandelier is a phrase.

Words near not the brightest bulb in the chandelier in the dictionary

  1. not so much
  2. not someone's circus, not someone's monkeys
  3. not that
  4. not that I know of
  5. not the brightest bulb
  6. not the brightest bulb in the chandelier
  7. not the case
  8. not the end of the world
  9. not the sharpest crayon in the box
  10. not the sharpest knife in the drawer
  11. not the sharpest knives in the drawer

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