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one card short of a full deck

one card short of a full deck adjective: synonym of a few cards shy of a full deck.

Adjective

one card short of a full deck

  1. Synonym of a few cards shy of a full deck.
    Synonyms:
    a few cards shy of a full deck

Synonyms of one card short of a full deck

  • a few cards shy of a full deck

Questions about one card short of a full deck

What does one card short of a full deck mean?
One card short of a full deck means synonym of a few cards shy of a full deck.
What part of speech is one card short of a full deck?
One card short of a full deck is an adjective.

Words near one card short of a full deck in the dictionary

  1. one can't carry two watermelons under one arm
  2. one can't hold two watermelons in one hand
  3. one can't live with them, one can't live without them
  4. one cannot break a stick in a bundle
  5. one cannot break a twig in a bundle
  6. one card short of a full deck
  7. one card shy of a full deck
  8. one could do it in one's sleep
  9. one could hear a pin drop
  10. one country, two systems
  11. one day

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