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One sandwich short of a picnic


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Not very smart; lacking sufficient intelligence.Generally used when telling someone they are really stupid.

In other words this idiom "indicate in a humorous way that you think someone is very stupid or is behaving very strangely."


Sample Usage

1. After talking to him for about 10 minutes I decided he was definitely one sandwich short of a picnic.

2. Poor Bob just isn't too bright.He's one sandwich short of a picnic.

3. She is not stupid but she is just one sandwich short of a picnic


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