"A few fries short of a Happy Meal" nghĩa là gì?

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"A few fries short of a Happy Meal" = một vài miếng khoai tây chiên còn sót lại của Bữa ăn Hạnh phúc -> cụm từ này nghĩa là người ngu ngốc hoặc bị tâm thần.

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It’s a well-known fact that sportswriters (phóng viên thể thao) are usually a few fries short of a Happy Meal, but now and again, they even can recognize a telltale sign.

Writing for The Los Angeles Times in June, conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg joked that the president was, “a few fries short of a Happy Meal,” and questioned whether the White House nurse had swapped Trump’s medications with M&Ms.

Where Gideon was silent but in a smart, pantomime-oriented way, Hei Hei is the polar opposite. To call this bug-eyed rooster bird-brained is a bit too high of complement. He might be a few fries short of a Happy Meal, but Moana still loves him. We can't really blame her.

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