Ways of Saying You Are Crazy

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TO BE CRAZY = TO BE...

bananas

loony

loopy

mad

mental

nuts

nutty

whacky

mad as a hatter

mad as a March hare

non compos mentis

round the bend

TO BE SLIGHTLY CRAZY = TO BE...

barmy

bonkers

cracked

dotty

funny in the head

queer in the head

EXPRESSIONS FOR WRONG THINKING OR NOT THINKING CLEARLY (used humorously)

You're wired-up wrongly

You have the brain in neutral

You have a lame brain

You have a screw loose

You have a loose connection up top

EXPRESSIONS THAT IMPLY 'INFESTATION' (used humorously)

You have bats in the belfry

You have bats in the attic

You have bugs in the brain

You have rats in the loft

You're batty

EXPRESSIONS THAT IMPLY 'EMPTINESS OR SOMETHING MISSING' (used humorously)

You're gone in the head

You're half gone

You're half there

You're not all there

You're not quite right

You're out to lunch

You're a bubble-head

You're a space case

You're an airhead

You're on another planet

You're unglued

You have flats to let

You have rooms to rent

You lost it

You lost the plot

You lost your marbles

You're knitting on only one needle

You're driving on two wheels

You're playing with only one umpire

You haven't got both oars in the water

Something's missing upstairs

Lights on, but nobody home

You're not a full quid

You're ten pence short of a quid

You're ten cents short of a dollar

You're two pence short of a bob

You're only eighty pence to the pound

You're five annas short of a rupee

You're two bricks short of a load

You're a couple wafers short of a communion

You're a few girls short of a chorus line

You're a sandwich short of a picnic

You're one beer short of a round

You're one shoe short (of a pair)

You're one stump short of a wicket

You're one ball short of an over

You're one innings short of a match

You're one match short of a test