"off one's block" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

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  1. (slang) Crazy; insane. Tags: slang Synonyms: off one's head, off one's trolley
    Sense id: en-off_one's_block-en-prep_phrase-fJmb6E8R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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