"one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top" meaning in English

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Phrase

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  1. (US, humorous) Used as an indirect way to say that someone is mentally deficient. Tags: US, humorous Translations (indicating mental deficiency): jollakin ei mene hissi ylös asti (Finnish), jollakin ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa (Finnish), il n’a pas la lumière à tous les étages (French), nie mieć wszystkich w domu (Polish)
    Sense id: en-one's_elevator_doesn't_go_all_the_way_to_the_top-en-phrase-iOcC46Up Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'indicating mental deficiency': 57 43
  2. (humorous) Used as an indirect way to say that someone is crazy. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-one's_elevator_doesn't_go_all_the_way_to_the_top-en-phrase-xfH5mIjp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor, one's elevator doesn't go to the top, one's elevator doesn't go to the top floor Related terms: full deckism, not have both oars in the water, one brick short of a full load, play with a full deck
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