English / idiom
He's Not Playing with a Full Deck
MEANING IN ENGLISH
He lacks intellectual capacity, shows irrational judgment, or is behaving in an eccentric and foolish manner.
In context
01
Thinking that you can work eighty hours every week without sleeping proves he's not playing with a full deck.
02
Because of severe sleep deprivation, he made mistakes so bizarre that people joked he's not playing with a full deck.
Synonyms
not all there,a few bricks shy of a load,eccentric
Antonyms
sharp as a tack,level-headed,sensible
Collocations
act like he's not playing with a full deck,suspect he's not playing with a full deck,clearly not playing with a full deck