have a bad case of the simples



have a bad case of the simples

Rur. to be stupid. That boy has a bad case of the simples. He can't understand anything. She acts smart enough on the playground, but get her in the classroom and she has a bad case of the simples.
See also: bad, case, have, of, simple

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JÓRunnr-Ancient Scandinavian
Alfreds
Aesop['i:sɔp]
Law-Medieval English
Nikodim-Russian, Macedonian
ElliotEL-ee-ətEnglish