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

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-off one's trolley.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} off one's trolley, {{en-PP}} off one's trolley
  1. (informal, humorous, idiomatic) Having gone mad; insane. Tags: humorous, idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-off_one's_trolley-en-prep_phrase-w7D2bImi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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