one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top

phrase

Used as an indirect way to state that someone is mentally deficient.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor · alternative one's elevator doesn't go to the top · alternative one's elevator doesn't go to the top floor

  1. UShumorousUsed as an indirect way to state that someone is mentally deficient.
  2. humorousUsed as an indirect way to state that someone is mentally ill.

Translations

Finnish jollakulla ei mene hissi ylös asti, jollakulla ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa
  • jollakulla ei mene hissi ylös astiindicating mental deficiency
  • jollakulla ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossaindicating mental deficiency
French il n'a pas la lumière à tous les étages
  • il n'a pas la lumière à tous les étagesindicating mental deficiency
Polish nie mieć wszystkich w domu
  • nie mieć wszystkich w domuindicating mental deficiency
Cite this entry
APA

one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one's%20elevator%20doesn't%20go%20all%20the%20way%20to%20the%20top

MLA

“one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one's%20elevator%20doesn't%20go%20all%20the%20way%20to%20the%20top. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one's%20elevator%20doesn't%20go%20all%20the%20way%20to%20the%20top.

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