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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
Wilfred Granville, A Dictionary of Sailors' Slang 1962 ▻ have bats in the belfry to
be mad or eccentric uk, 1911 • Foot and mouth and now bats in the belfry. — The
Guardian, 27th March 2001 bats adjective crazy; very eccentric; mad, to any ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Bats of
the United States and Canada
And to describe people as “batty,” say they have “bats in the belfry,” or refer to
someone as an “old bat” is less than complimentary. Books and movies such as
Nightwing and Bats certainly have not helped the image of bats. In reality, most
bats ...
Michael J. Harvey, J. Scott Altenbach, Troy L. Best, 2013
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The Perfect Learners' Dictionary (?)
7 old hat spoken an unpleasant old woman 8 have bats in the belfry old-
fashioned to be slightly crazy —see also as blind as a bat (nuno' (1c)) bat' v
batted, batting 1 [LT] to hit the ball with a bat in cmcxt-:T (2) or axssaxu. 2 not bat
an eye/eyelid ...
Thomas Herbst, Kerstin Popp, 1999
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
have bats in the belfry jam i luajtur (i cmendur) □ He 's not the first in the family to
have bats in the belfry. His grandfather used to sit up half the night composing
letters of warning to all his acquaintances about the end of the world, or whatever
...
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
HAVE BATS IN THE BELFRY HAVE AN ACCOUNT TO SETTLE WITH HAVE AN
ACE UP ONE'S SLEEVE HAVE AN AFFAIR WITH HAVE AN AXE TO GRIND —
HAVE AN EAR FOR — HAVE AN EAR TO THE GROUND — HAVE AN EDGE ON
...
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... dismissed. have bats in the belfry be slightly insane The eccentric old lady was
considered to have bats in the belfry. like a bat out of hell very quickly She rushed
out of the house like a bat out of hell when lightning struck the house. at a rare, ...
Have bats in the belfry: be a little insane All my colleagues think that I have bats
in the belfry. BATTLE Half the battle: initial step in accomplishing a difficult task
We have found a tenant for our new house, that is half the battle won. Fight a
losing ...
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Dictionary of Euphemisms
... to have bats in the belfry and march to a dijferent drummer. Medical talk about
diminished responsibility, or the disability of someone who is disturbed, makes it
equally difficult for the listener to gauge the seriousness or duration of the illness.
bat2 as blind as a bat completely blind: Without his spectacles, he's as blind as a
bat. have bats in the belfry (inf facet) to be slightly (but harmlessly) insane: The
eccentric old woman was generally considered to have bats in the belfry. like a ...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
bat2 as blind as a bat completely blind: Without his spectacles, he's as blind as a
bat. have bats in the belfry (inf facet) to be slightly (but harmlessly) insane: The
eccentric old woman was generally considered to hate bats in the belfry. like a
bat ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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First, 'Make India'!
Either principals at CSO have bats in the belfry so the logic for two different base years stands far beyond common sense, or they did so for lack ... «The Dollar Business, Июн 15»
Bats of Minnesota
So you're as blind as a bat or have bats in the belfry or get bit by a bat—better get checked for rabies—all myths that give bats a bad rap. In fact ... «Aitkin Independent Age, Июн 14»
DSM-5: Caught between Mental Illness Stigma and Anti-Psychiatry …
I know ... consults DSM 6.0 ... ah-a, a rare case, very rare, almost certainly these pastors have Bats In The Belfry!" "What????" "Bats In The ... «Scientific American, Май 13»
Furry wisdom: Popular animal idioms
To have bats in the belfry means to be insane. The belfry is the bell tower of a church. These can be dark spaces where bats linger. «Livemint, Мар 13»
