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.
Submitted by Greying_Geezer on July 20, 2020
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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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