to be [a few bricks short of a full load, a few sandwiches short of a picnic, a few
cards shy of a full deck, a few grapes short of a bunch, a few sodas short of a six-pack]
Contexto
“One fry shy of a Happy Meal,” Kip Randall cimed in, exposing
protruding front teeth as he guffawed with ill-spirited laughter.