toys in the attic: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • Mentally unstable or mentally unwell; exhibiting irrational, eccentric, or crazy behavior.
  • Used to suggest that someone is not thinking clearly or is out of touch with reality.

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  • After his strange outburst at the meeting, people started whispering that he might have toys in the attic.

    Después de su extraño estallido en la reunión, la gente empezó a susurrar que podría estar loco.

  • You have to admit, sometimes Sarah acts like she has toys in the attic with those wild ideas.

    Tienes que admitir que a veces Sarah actúa como si estuviera loca con esas ideas locas.

  • When Tom started talking to himself, his friends joked that he had toys in the attic.

    Cuando Tom empezó a hablar solo, sus amigos bromeaban diciendo que estaba loco.

• 2.

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  • Having toys stored in the attic; referring literally to playthings located in the space beneath a roof.

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  • We found all the old dolls and board games stored neatly among the toys in the attic.

    Encontramos todas las muñecas viejas y juegos de mesa guardados cuidadosamente entre los juguetes en el ático.

  • When cleaning, they discovered a box of vintage toys in the attic that belonged to their grandmother.

    Al limpiar, descubrieron una caja de juguetes vintage en el ático que pertenecía a su abuela.

  • The children were excited to play with the toys in the attic during the rainy afternoon.

    Los niños estaban emocionados de jugar con los juguetes en el ático durante la tarde lluviosa.

  • We stored the Christmas decorations next to the toys in the attic to keep everything organized.

    Guardamos las decoraciones navideñas junto a los juguetes en el ático para mantener todo organizado.