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91for the birds — mentally unbalanced With your head in the metaphorical clouds: I was for the birds when I was like that; I didn t know who or where I was. (R. Doyle, 1996) …
92loopy — mentally abnormal The imagery might come from railway shunting practice see up the loop. The condition may be anything from severe to eccentric: Ah, said the Bishop, and suppose one of your children were sick in some way? Loopy? If you… …
93loose in the attic — mentally unstable Attic is a slang word for head: He s a goddam loony. He s just uh... a little loose in the attic. (Diehl, 1978) You may also hear loose in the head, or any of the other slang words for head …
94march to a different drummer to be — mentally ill And out of step: Money talks; even when it is being spent by someone who marches to a different drummer. (Simpson, 1998) …
95one bubble left of level — mentally unsound Another way of indicating imbalance: The guy is one bubble left of level. (Turow, 1999) …
96out of your skull — mentally unwell You may also be described as being out of your gourd, head, senses, tree, etc.: You re fucked, I said. You re out of your gourd. (Turow, 1996) He s out of his skull... ready for certifying. (Bogarde, 1981) Lady… …
97round the bend — mentally unbalanced Going out of sight. Less often as around the bend or round the twist: Keitel also is going round the bend, Jodl observed. (C. Forbes, 1983) But I was around the bend. I was sort of like Lady Macbeth obsessed by… …
98unplugged — mentally ill The supply of electricity for the light has been removed: All these unplugged folks and me, with a busted solar heater. (Anonymous, 1996 describing being a patient in a mental institution) …
99unwired — mentally unbalanced Like an electrical device which is not connected to a power supply: I ve seen him completely unwired after a night of boozing. (Sanders, 1994) …
100wired to the moon — mentally abnormal A variant of the common lunar theme: She was wired to the moon but she was harmless. (R. Doyle, 1996) …