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Newguest Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Few biscuits short of a full pocket

Hi

From a book about dieting:

This is not to treat my readers as if they are a few buiscuits short of the full packet, but ...

--- What does this saying mean? Silly? Not smart enough?
  

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Yes, dim-witted, not very smart. This is one of numerous variations on the "a few ... " formula.

— GPY

  • Yes, dim-witted, not very smart.
  • This is one of numerous variations on the "a few ...
  • " formula.
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Yes, dim-witted, not very smart. This is one of numerous variations on the "a few ... short of a ..." formula.
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