To have bees in the heador the brains, a bee in one's bonnet: i.e. a fantasy, an eccentric whim, a craze on some point, a ‘screw loose.’ (Cf. maggot…
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [verb (intransitive)] > be slightly mad > eccentric or cranky (6) bees in the head or the brains1553 To have bees in the heador the brains, a bee in one's bonnet: i.e. a fantasy, an eccentric whim, a craze on some point, a ‘screw loose.’ (Cf. maggot… fanaticize1715 intr. To act as a fanatic. to get a rat1890 chiefly Australian and New Zealand. to get a rat and variants: to be deranged; to be seized by wild notions. Now disused. (to have) bats in the belfryc1901 Colloquial phrase (to have) bats in the belfry: (to be) crazy or eccentric. Similarly (rare) to take the bats. Hence bats = batty, adj., used esp… to have straws in one's hair1923 In various phrases. to have straws in one's hair (and variants): to be insane, eccentric, or distracted. to take the bats1927 Colloquial phrase (to have) bats in the belfry: (to be) crazy or eccentric. Similarly (rare) to take the bats. Hence bats = batty, adj., used esp… |
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