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few cards short of a full deck

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「few cards short of a full deck」は、直訳すると「一組のカードが全て揃っていない状態」であり、転じて「脳の回転が鈍い」「少し正気を欠いている」「常識や判断力に欠陥がある」など、相手が完全な精神状態ではないことを皮肉を込めて表現する慣用句です
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パーティーの誰もが、彼が即興でオペラを歌うためにコーヒーテーブルに乗ったとき、彼が少し正気を欠いているとわかった。

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few cards short of a full deck

Everyone at the party could tell he was few cards short of a full deck when he climbed onto the coffee table to sing an impromptu opera.

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Everyone at the party could tell he was few cards short of a full deck when he climbed onto the coffee table to sing an impromptu opera.

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