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away with the fairies

/əˈweɪ wɪð ðə ˈfɛəɹɪːz/

Από πού έρχεται

Based around the common belief in Celtic and British Isles folklore that fairies were prone to either kidnapping people or robbing them of their wits.

επίθετο off with the fairies

idiomatic, not comparable Not all there; slightly crazy. Now, I know the story is away with the fairies, but he produces a body and I take him down to the station to talk to the detectives.
Παρόμοιες: away with the pixies
idiomatic, not comparable Synonym of lost in thought; distracted or daydreaming. Goodness, you were away with the fairies then! Did you hear me? I asked if you wanted another cup of tea?
Παρόμοιες: lost in thought
idiomatic, not comparable Fast asleep.

Μεταφράσεις

lost in thought: αιθεροβατώ aitherovató

Όλες οι γλώσσες

adj lost in thought

Español	en la luna
日本語	白日夢にふけって hakujitsumu ni fukete
Português	em a lua
Français	dans la lune, tête en l'air, étourdi, distrait
Deutsch	gedankenverloren
Italiano	distratto, nella luna
Ελληνικά	αιθεροβατώ aitherovató
Русский	вита́ть в облака́х vitátʹ v oblakáx

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MLA

"away with the fairies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/away%20with%20the%20fairies. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

away with the fairies. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/away%20with%20the%20fairies

Chicago

"away with the fairies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/away%20with%20the%20fairies.

BibTeX

@misc{away_with_the_fairies_2026,
  title = {away with the fairies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/away%20with%20the%20fairies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}