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lights are on but no-ones home — Phrs. Of a person, that they are alive but not in touch with reality. A catch phrase cast at a person who lacks commonsense or whose attention has wandered … English slang and colloquialisms
(the) lights are on but nobody's home. — The lights are on but nobody s/no one s home. humorous something that you say when you think someone is stupid, or when someone does not react because they are thinking about something else. It s no good expecting John to say anything. The lights … New idioms dictionary
(the) lights are on but no-one's home. — The lights are on but nobody s/no one s home. humorous something that you say when you think someone is stupid, or when someone does not react because they are thinking about something else. It s no good expecting John to say anything. The lights … New idioms dictionary
the lights are on but nobody's home — the eyes are open but lifeless, not all there Hello! Hello, Pat! His lights are on but nobody s home. Ha ha … English idioms
(the) lights are on but no one's home — the lights are on but no one’s home humorous phrase an expression used for saying that someone is stupid or is not listening Thesaurus: words used to describe unintelligent peoplesynonym Main entry: light … Useful english dictionary
(the) lights are on but nobody's home — the lights are ˈon but nobody s ˈhome idiom (saying, humorous) used to describe sb who is stupid, not thinking clearly or not paying attention Main entry: ↑lightidiom … Useful english dictionary
Lights are on, but no one's home — someone is not too smart … Dictionary of Australian slang
lights are on, but no one's home — Australian Slang someone is not too smart … English dialects glossary
the lights are on but nobody's home — expression suggesting and implying that a person is stupid (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
the lights are on but no one's home — humorous an expression used for saying that someone is stupid or is not listening … English dictionary
