have bats in the belfry
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
1899,[1] from tendency of bats to fly around erratically, with “belfry” indicating “head, mind”.
have bats in one's belfry (third-person singular simple present has bats in one's belfry, present participle having bats in one's belfry, simple past and past participle had bats in one's belfry)
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