toys in the attic

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toys in the attic pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic) Insanity or craziness.
    • 1979, “The Trial”, in The Wall, performed by Pink Floyd:
      Crazy / Toys in the attic, I am crazy / Truly gone fishing
    • 1983, Stephen King, Different seasons:
      "Loony," Milo said smugly. He'd found the button, all right. "Loony's kid, loony's kid, your father's got toys in the attic, kid, tough break...
    • 1990, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer, Buffalo afternoon:
      "You're nuts," Bruno said. "You've got toys in the attic. No one's happy to be here."

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