IdiomThe Absurd
English
Englishoff one's trolley
Meaning: Crazy or foolish.
Example: “You're paying that much for a used bike? Are you off your trolley?”
Origin: Probably from trolley cars, whose pole came off the overhead wire and lost power. The British slang is recorded from the late 19th century.
Other ways to say this
Spanish: Estar como una cabra Literally: To be like a goat- English: mad as a box of frogs
- English: Mad as a hatter
Danish: At gå agurk Literally: To go cucumber
Afrikaans: Hy is van sy trollie af Literally: He's off his trolley- English: go bananas
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