daft as a brush
Utterly without sense
A British expression meaning very silly or stupid, often applied affectionately rather than harshly: He's daft as a brush, but we love him.
The comparison to a brush—an inanimate object incapable of thought—emphasizes complete foolishness.
The phrase carries a tone of fond exasperation rather than genuine insult.
Frivolous or absurd
- stupidLacking intelligence or judgment
- dimwittedLacking mental acuity
- doltishSlow and dense
- dopeyStupidly slow, half-asleep
gormless · half-witted · brainless · birdbrained · featherbrained · scatterbrained · addled · dunderheaded
silly
Frivolous or absurd
dopey · gormless · half-witted · brainless · birdbrained · featherbrained · scatterbrained · addled · dunderheaded · thick
batty
Mildly eccentric or daft
loopy · nutty · potty · dotty · wacky · oddball · crackpot · kooky · screwy · daffy
daft as a brushsensible
Showing good judgment
level-headed · practical · down-to-earth · clear-headed · grounded
daft as a brushsly as a fox
Cunningly deceptive by nature
devious · calculating · scheming · Machiavellian · crafty