to be [a few sandwiches short of a picnic, a few cards shy of a full deck, a few
grapes short of a bunch, one fry shy of a Happy Meal, a few sodas short of a six-pack]
Contexto
In for a dime, in for a dollar,” he thought to himself. If they
already thought that he was a few bricks short of a full load, then he had nothing to lose by
playing this out.