| 单词 | to have rats in one's garret |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have rats in one's garret a. to have rats in one's garret and variants: to be mad or mentally unstable. ΚΠ ?1842 W. H. Maxwell Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran xxxvi. 332 This..excited a general inquiry—some opining that I had rats in the garret, and would require a gentle restraint and antiphlogistic regimen. 1889 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 18 May 6/4 Had rats in his garret... A maniac. 1910 N.Z. Truth 16 Apr. 1 Witness: ‘He seemed to have a rat in his garret.’.. Sergeant: ‘He says the man was mad, your Worship.’ 2005 Sunday People (Nexis) 1 May When someone accuses you of having rats in the attic or chewing the rug, do you feel a sausage short of a barbecue? < as lemmas |
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