dead from the neck up
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Extremely stupid, as in That news commentator sounds dead from the neck up. This expression alludes to being “brain-dead.” [Early 1900s]
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Words nearby dead from the neck up
deadeye, deadfall, dead fingers, dead firing, dead freight, dead from the neck up, dead hand, deadhead, Dead Heart, dead heat, dead horse
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