off\ one's\ trolley

off\ one's\ trolley
• off one's rocker
• off one's trolley
adj. phr. informal
Not thinking correctly; crazy; silly; foolish.

Tom is off his rocker if he thinks he can run faster than Bob can.

If you think you can learn to figure skate in one lesson, you're off your trolley.

Syn.: out of one's head

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  • off one's trolley — adjective Having gone mad; insane. The Romance is the best part of the four movements. One is a bit off one’s trolley at such times and I should surely write a better Suite at this time after twenty years of sober reflection …   Wiktionary

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  • off one’s trolley — mod. silly; eccentric. □ Don’t mind Uncle Charles. He’s a bit off his trolley. □ That silly old man is just off his trolley …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • off one's trolley — informal mad; insane. → trolling …   English new terms dictionary

  • off one's trolley — Phrs. 1. Crazy, insane. Late 1800s. Orig. U.S. 2. Very intoxicated …   English slang and colloquialisms

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