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off one's tree

off one's tree prepositional phrase: crazy; unhinged; irrational.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Crazy; unhinged; irrational.
    • Deirdre was increasingly off her tree in the last sad days of our relationship. Her demands and quirks were ever more extravagant and dislocated.1989, Robert McLiam Wilson, Ripley Bogle, Arcade Publishing, published 1998, →ISBN, page 192
    • "These guys were off their tree," David Hawk recalled. At one point, a VMC activist asked the Weathermen what they were really after. "To kill all rich people," Ayers replied.1994, Tom Wells, The War Within: America's Battle Over Vietnam, iUniverse, published 2005, →ISBN, page 391

Synonyms of off one's tree

Questions about off one's tree

What does off one's tree mean?
Off one's tree means crazy; unhinged; irrational.
What part of speech is off one's tree?
Off one's tree is a prepositional phrase.

Words near off one's tree in the dictionary

  1. off one's own back
  2. off one's own bat
  3. off one's rocker
  4. off one's rocket
  5. off one's tits
  6. off one's tree
  7. off one's trolley
  8. off ox
  9. off oxen
  10. off pat
  11. off piste

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