few sandwiches short of a picnic
Exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He acts like he is a few sandwiches short of a picnic.”
“After hearing his wild theories about the moon, I think he is a few sandwiches short of a picnic.”
“The neighbors whispered that the eccentric recluse was a few sandwiches short of a picnic, given his habit of talking to the trees at midnight.”
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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air sandwich
A strategy that has high-level direction and low-level operations, but little in the middle.
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bite of the reality sandwich
A wake-up call, a reality check.
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caught short
unprepared or without enough of something when it is needed
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down to the short strokes
In the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.
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draw the short straw
To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).
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fall short
To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.
Last updated August 10, 2026