Appendix:Snowclones/few X short of a Y

few X short of a Y

1. (idiomatic, snowclone) dull-witted; [mentally] strange; insane; demented.

• a few bricks short of a full load
  • one brick short of a full load
• a few clowns short of a circus
• a few fries short of a Happy Meal
  • one fry short of a Happy Meal
  • three fries short of a Happy Meal
• a few spanners short of a tool box
• few sandwiches short of a picnic
• few cards short of a full deck
  • few cards shy of a full deck
  • one card shy of a full deck
  • not playing with a full deck

• Thesaurus:insane
• Thesaurus:stupid
• a few roos loose in the top paddock
  • a kangaroo loose in the top paddock
  • a roo loose in the top paddock
  • kangaroos in the top paddock
• his driveway doesn't go all the way to the road
• one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top