10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFF ONE'S ROCKER»
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off one's rocker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
off one's rocker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
The last, chump, is also slang for “head” and was first recorded in 1859. off one's
high horse ➧ See on one's high horse. off one's rocker Also, off one's nut or
trolley. ➧ See off one's head. off someone's back Also off someone's case. No
longer ...
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
... off one's knocker phr.; off one's lid phr.; off one's loop phr.; off one's nana phr.;
off one's nob phr.; off one's nut phr.; off one's pannican phr.; off one's pulley phr.;
off one's rocker phr.; off one's rocket phr.; off one's saucer phr.1; off one's tile phr.;
...
... rocker Off his trolley Off in the upper story Off one's base Off one's bean Off
one's box Off one's chump Off one's head Off one's kerbase Off one's nut Off one's
onion Off one's rails Off one's rocker Off one's track Off one's trolley Off the beam
Off ...
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
... Those are among the most common, and there are other expressions with
similar meaning. Off one's rocker appeared in an 1890 dictionary of English and
American slang, but my searches found no printed examples before the 1900's.
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
... off one's gourd; off one's head; off one's nana; off one's nut; off one's onion; off
one's pannikin; off one's rocker; off one's rocket; off one's trolley; out of one's head
; out of one's skull; out of one's tree; poggle; ravers; rock-happy; round the bend; ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy ...
off color (BAD) 290 off duty (WORK) 303 off guard (PLAN) 246 off one's back (
COMM) 242 off one's chest (COMM) 242 off one's chest (EMO) 284 off one's
hands (OWN) 229 off one's high horse (EMO) 284 off one's rocker (PER) 353 off
the ...
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Off one's rocker: crazy; not making sense. You're off your rocker if you think he
committed the crime. Off the beaten path: See, Path. Off-the-cuff: impromptu;
unrehearsed; spontaneous. Her off-the-cuff remarks about the visiting professor
being ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
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The Dictionary of Clich_s: A Word Lover's Guide to 4,000 ...
See go off one's head off one's rocker. Seego off one's head off the bat.See
rightoff the ... off the beam. See onthe beam off the beaten track. See beaten track
off the cuff 309 off the deep end 309 off the hook 309 off the record 310 off the ...
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
... off one's nut, nuts, nutty, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's rocker, not (quite) right in
the head, round the bend, stark staring/raving mad, raving mad, bats, batty,
bonkers, dotty, cuckoo, cracked, loopy, loony, bananas, loco, dippy, screwy,
schizoid, ...
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Stedman's Guide to Idioms: Know the Lingo
Off (one's) rocker Dr. Peterson got his new practice off and running in just two
months. Off base Incorrect. The patient was off base when he said he could care
for himself at home just as effectively as the nursing staff could care for him in the
...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFF ONE'S ROCKER»
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off one's rocker is used in the context of the following news items.
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... stagnant animation of Pema and Wu rushing citizens on to outbound trains adds to the psychedelia of being totally knocked off one's rocker. «ScreenCrush, Dec 14»
"Orange Is The New Black" Cancellation a hoax; Laura Prepon has …
Fans are off one's rocker by now. Apparently, Hastings received a lot of angry comments and bashful tweets recently regarding the issue. «Venture Capital Post, Jul 14»
7 Bring up (or what you can bring up!) (4)
... Drink from the bottle (4); 9 Including other similar items (2,6); 11 Unprincipled reprobate — nursery rhyme animal (5,5); 14 Off one's rocker (6) ... «The Guardian, May 14»
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