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.