English / idiom
Have Bats in One's Belfry
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To be eccentric, mentally confused, erratic, or behaving in an irrational manner.
In context
01
Due to high fever and delirium, the elderly patient seemed to have bats in his belfry throughout the night.
02
Ignoring the doctor's clear prescription and relying entirely on magical crystals made his friends think he had bats in his belfry.
Synonyms
out of one's mind,eccentric,crazed
Antonyms
sound of mind,lucid,rational
Collocations
must have bats in one's belfry,act like having bats in the belfry,sound like bats in the belfry