have bats in one's belfry

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be crazy or eccentric. idiomatic,intransitive
    — Anyone declaring himself Emperor of San Francisco probably had bats in his belfry.

词形变化

has bats in one's belfry present,singular,third-person having bats in one's belfry participle,present had bats in one's belfry participle,past had bats in one's belfry past have bats in the belfry alternative

词源

1899, from tendency of bats to fly around erratically, with “belfry” indicating “head, mind”.
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