Lose senses

Has he gone insane?

Means we think that he might have lack his ability of mking good judgements?

Yes. He's lost his marbles.

soheil1What does the question "Has he lost his senses" mean?

Has he gone crazy?
Has he come unhinged?
Has he lost his mind?

CJ

Well, he's always been one brick shy of a load, and his elevator has never gone all the way to the top. but now he's gone quite barmy. Stark raving bonkers. In fact. I'd say he's completely doolally.

Has somebody been hitting the thesaurus too hard?

CJ

No, I didn't have to on this one. They say Eskimos have thirty-five words for snow. Well, Brits have thirty-five different ways of saying "off his rocker".

Blue JayThey say Eskimos have thirty-five words for snow.

"They" do say that, but there are only two. Here is an entertaining account.

"Some time in the future, and it may be soon, you will be told by someone that the Eskimos have many or dozens or scores or hundreds of words for snow. You, gentle reader, must decide here and now whether you are goi

I heard long ago the story that there were thirty-five, or whatever the number was said to be, and believed it for many years. More recently I heard otherwise, but it fit so well with my assertion that Brits have reason to have many`ways of saying "off his trolley" that I decided some poetic license was called for.