Hy is van sy trollie af
Meaning: He has lost his mind.
Language: Afrikaans
Literally: He's off his trolley
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Derailed like a trolley jumped off its track, picturing someone who has gone slightly mad.
Equivalents in other languages
- Spanish: Estar como una cabra — literally: To be like a goat
- English: mad as a box of frogs — literally: mad as a box of frogs
- Danish: At gå agurk — literally: To go cucumber
More idioms — Daily Life
- Þetta reddast — Things will work out fine in the end.
- Glavom kroz zid — To stubbornly attempt the impossible.
- Okrenuti ploču — To abruptly change your tune.
- Држати свећу (Držati sveću) — To be the awkward third wheel to a couple.
- Трла баба лан (Trla baba lan) — Pointless busywork done just to pass the time.
- Бели кахъри (Beli kahŭri) — Trivial, almost pleasant things to fret over.
More Afrikaans idioms
- Koeitjies en kalfies — Idle small talk.
- Bobbejaan agter die bult — To worry about troubles that may never come.
- So skaars soos hoendertande — Extremely rare; almost non-existent.
- 'n Halwe eier is beter as 'n leë dop — Half a loaf is better than none.
- Nou is die gort gaar — Now we're really in trouble.
- Jakkals trou met wolf se vrou — A sunshower — rain while the sun shines.