"few sandwiches short of a picnic" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-uk-a few sandwiches short of a picnic.ogg [UK], en-au-few sandwiches short of a picnic.ogg [Australia] Forms: a few sandwiches short of a picnic [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=a few sandwiches short of a picnic}} a few sandwiches short of a picnic
  1. (idiomatic) Exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: insane Translations (Not sane): 神志不清 (shénzhì bùqīng) (Chinese Mandarin), šplouchat někomu na maják (Czech), nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben (German), essere fuori di testa (Italian), nie mieć wszystkich w domu (Polish), faltarle un hervor (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-few_sandwiches_short_of_a_picnic-en-phrase-dDtqF4Oy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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