a few bricks short of a full load
- Fuente de la expresión
- International House Bristol
- Estructura completa
- to be a few bricks short of a full load
- Variantes
- to be [a few sandwiches short of a picnic, a few cards shy of a full deck, a few
grapes short of a bunch, one fry shy of a Happy Meal, a few sodas short of a six-pack] - Contexto
- In for a dime, in for a dollar,” he thought to himself. If they
already thought that he was a few bricks short of a full load, then he had nothing to lose by
playing this out. - Tipo de fuente
- -- Tipo de fuente --
- Autor
- Michael N. Raskin
- Título de la fuente
- S.N.A.F.U.
- Año
- 2008
- Web
- https://books.google.es/books?id=lTSMAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA72&dq=%22a+few+bricks+short +of+a+full+load%22&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIp8jN-KrtAhUIEVkFHWZuBekQ6AEwBHo ECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=%22a%20few%20bricks%20short%20of%20a%20full%20load%2 2&f=false
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
- Marca dialectal
- General
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente