Без царя в голове (Bez tsarya v golove)

Meaning: Foolish and reckless — with no one in charge upstairs.

Language: Russian

Literally: Without a tsar in the head

Category: Insult

Origin: Russian idiom; the missing 'tsar' is the good sense that should rule one's actions.

More compliments & insults — Insult

• Cabeça de alho chocho — A forgetful scatterbrain whose thoughts won't stay put.
• Bête comme ses pieds — Really not very bright.
• Avoir un poil dans la main — To be incurably lazy.
• Tête de linotte — A scatterbrain who can't hold a thought.
• Courir sur le haricot — To get badly on someone's nerves.
• Tienes menos luces que un barco pirata — You're really not the brightest.

More Russian compliments & insults

• Ты умница (ty umnitsa) — You're bright, clever, and admirable — said warmly of someone who handles things well.
• У тебя золотые руки (u tebya zolotye ruki) — You're extraordinarily skilled — able to make or fix anything with your hands.
• Золотые руки (Zolotye ruki) — You're wonderfully skilled with your hands — a true master at making and fixing things.

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