be one card shy of a (full) deck



be one card shy of a (full) deck

To be not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. This expression can appear in many different forms and variations (e.g., "a few sandwiches short of a picnic," "one brick short of a load.," etc.). He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets—I think he may be one card shy of a full deck. The new manager is nice enough, but he's one card shy of a deck, if you ask me.
See also: card, deck, of, one, shy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Emiliya-Bulgarian
Natanaele-Italian
Deepak-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Leonardole-o-NAHR-do (Italian, Spanish), lee-ə-NAHR-do (English)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, History
AlvinAL-vinEnglish
Jacquelinezha-kə-LEEN (French), zhak-LEEN (French), JAK-ə-leen (English), JAK-ə-lin (English)French, English