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Title:
This crazy phrase doesn't mean the church is abandoned!
Answer:
bats in the bellfry
 
Hints:
1. an idiom
2. slang for absent minded or crazy
3. church bellroom
 
Equivalents:
1. not right in the head
2. has a screw loose
3. not playing with a full deck
 
Explanation:
A bellfry is the bell tower on the top of a building, which would correspond with the head. Bats would mean it was abandoned, or nothing is there, it is used to say someone has nothing in their head, like they are absent minded or crazy.

English > Popular Expressions > Emotions


Game Summary Statistics
Average Rating 1
# of votes 4
# of Garbage Votes 3
# of Garbage Votes by native speakers 0


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JC L.
Rating: 4 March 2, 2012
 
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Diego Alejandro
Rating: 0 May 3, 2009
beLLfry -> belfry
Instead of "bats in the bellfry", in Spanish we say "murcielagos en el campanario"
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Magena
Rating: 0 January 24, 2009
 
Instead of "bats in the bellfry", in Polish we say "siano w głowie"
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Hsueh
Rating: 0 November 30, 2008
 
Instead of "bats in the bellfry", in Chinese, Mandarin we say "神经病"
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