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a few bulbs short of a chandelier

Dim-witted, not too bright. The "of" is included optionally.
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The shallowness of his responses indicate that he's a few bulbs short a chandelier.

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シャンデリアの数球分足りない

Не хватает нескольких лампочек до люстры.

缺了幾個燈泡的吊燈

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