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| Have bats in the belfry | If you say that somebody has bats in the belfry, you
are saying that their ideas are completely mad. |
| The lights are on, but no one is home |
A humorous way of referring to a person who is lacking
intellect and/or sanity, or to someone who is simply preoccupied and not paying attention. "Forget about Andy today - the lights are on but no one is home!" |
| Lose one's marbles |
If someone loses their marbles, they become mentally confused,
or no longer behave sensibly or rationally. "The old man is acting very strangely. He seems to have lost his marbles." |
| Have you gone out of your mind? | If you ask
someone if they've gone out of their mind, you think they are crazy, foolish or insane. "You're going to ask for a 100% increase in salary? Have you gone out of your mind?" |
| Not all there | Someone who is not all there behaves strangely at times, or seems
a bit odd. "Our new neighbour wears a hat and coat even in summer; I don't think he's quite all there!" |
| Go nuts | To say that a person has gone nuts means that they
have become completely foolish, eccentric or mad. |
| Have a screw loose | If someone has a screw
loose, their behaviour is strange and they appear slightly mad. "She wears a fur coat in summer - she must have a screw loose!" |
| Stark raving mad | If you refer to someone as stark raving mad, you mean that they
are completely crazy "You're stark raving mad to go sailing in this weather." |
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