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

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-off one's rocker.ogg
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  1. (slang) Crazy; insane. Tags: slang Translations (crazy): olla ruuvi löysällä (Finnish), olla päästään vialla (Finnish), rubbad (Swedish), inte ha alla hästar hemma (Swedish)
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