[off one’s rocker] or [off one’s trolley] {adj. phr.}, {informal}Not thinking correctly; crazy; silly; foolish.
Tom is off hisrocker if he thinks he can run faster than Bob can.
If you thinkyou can learn to figure skate in one lesson, you’re off your trolley.
Syn.: OUT OF ONE’S HEAD.
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Значение идиомы off one’s rocker