How to Pronounce "one brick shy of a load"
expression
WUN BRICK SHY uhv AY-lode
WON-brick SHY uhv AY-lode
Definition
This humorous idiom means that someone is not very smart or is a little bit crazy, as if something is missing in their mind.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwən/ /ˈbɹɪk/ /ˈʃaɪ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈɫoʊd
British English
wˈɒn/ /bɹˈɪk/ /ʃˈaɪ/ /ˈɒv/ /æɪ/ /lˈəʊd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WUN BRICK SHY uhv AY-lode
UK
WON-brick SHY uhv AY-lode
Listen in Context
Some people say he's one brick shy of a load.
She's smart, but when it comes to common sense, she's one brick shy of a load.
People think Tom is one brick shy of a load because of his strange ideas.
After he put ketchup on his ice cream, I thought he was one brick shy of a load.