How to Pronounce "a few bricks short of a load"
expression
uh FYOO BRIKS SHORT uh LOHD
uh FYOO BRIKS SHAUT uh LOHD
Definition
This informal expression describes someone who is not very smart or is a little crazy. It suggests a person is missing something mentally.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfju/ /ˈbɹɪks/ /ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈɫoʊd
British English
æɪ/ /fjˈuː/ /bɹˈɪks/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /ˈɒv/ /æɪ/ /lˈəʊd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh FYOO BRIKS SHORT uh LOHD
UK
uh FYOO BRIKS SHAUT uh LOHD
Listen in Context
Some people say he's a few bricks short of a load.
You can tell by the way he talks that he's a few bricks short of a load.
Don't take his ideas too seriously—he's a few bricks short of a load.
After that question, I realized Mike is a few bricks short of a load.