soft in the head

soft in the head
(soft (touched или weak) in the head)
придурковатый, слабоумный; ≈ не все дома, мозги набекрень (отсюда soft-headed)

Danis stared at him. ‘What's come over you? Going soft in the head?’ (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part I, ch. 6) — Дени неодобрительно поглядел на него: "Да что это с тобой? Размягчение мозгов, что ли?"

‘What's the matter with you, Eddie?’ she said. ‘You're acting like you were touched in the head tonight.’ (A. Saxton, ‘The Great Midland’, part IV, ‘1940’) — - что с тобой, Эдди? - сказала она. - Сегодня ты как-то странно себя ведешь. Уж не спятил ли ты?

When he stopped speaking his mouth hung open, showing the tongue lolling just inside the lips. I realized that he was weak in the head... (N. Lewis, ‘The Volcanoes above Us’, ch. XIII) — Он смолк, но рот его остался полуоткрытым, между губами виднелся язык. я понял, что передо мной слабоумный.

No one could write those things about you, Bundle, unless they were slightly touched in the head. (A. Christie, ‘The Seven Dials Mystery’, ch. XXX) — Такие веши, Бандл, могли написать о тебе только люди, у которых мозги набекрень.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • soft in the head — foolish, crazy    If you quit your job at Gulf Oil, you re soft in the head …   English idioms

  • soft in the head — informal stupid or crazy. I can t change my mind now, she ll think I ve gone soft in the head …   New idioms dictionary

  • be going soft (in the head) — informal phrase to be becoming silly or slightly crazy Thesaurus: to be, or to become crazy or stupidsynonym Main entry: soft …   Useful english dictionary

  • soft in the head — Phrs. Stupid, dimwitted …   English slang and colloquialisms

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  • soft — W2S2 [sɔft US so:ft] adj comparative softer superlative softest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not hard)¦ 2¦(not rough)¦ 3¦(not loud)¦ 4¦(colour/light)¦ 5¦(no hard edges)¦ 6¦(rain/wind)¦ 7¦(not strict)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • soft — [ sɔft ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not stiff/firm/rough ▸ 2 gentle/pleasant ▸ 3 kind/sympathetic/gentle ▸ 4 not difficult ▸ 5 about water ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a soft substance is easy to press or shape and is not hard or firm: George tripped, falling into… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • soft´ly — soft «sft, soft», adjective, adverb, noun, interjection. –adj. 1. a) not hard; yielding readily to touch or pressure: »a soft tomato, soft ground, a soft bed. b) easily bent without breaking; not stiff; flexible: »Oil keeps leather soft.… …   Useful english dictionary

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