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Jobb Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Have bats in the belfry

Is the phrase "have bats in the belfry" in use?

whimsicality = idea to have bats in the belfry
  

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A tentative yes to this one. Not used much but it means that someone is a bit eccentric, slightly mad, a bit potty...

  • A tentative yes to this one.
  • Not used much but it means that someone is a bit eccentric, slightly mad, a bit potty...
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A tentative yes to this one. Not used much but it means that someone is a bit eccentric, slightly mad, a bit potty...
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I'd say it's dying out. It was probably more used 50 years ago. You still hear it occasionally and I imagine just about everybody still knows what it means.

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