bel·fry

bel·fry
/ˈbɛlfri/ noun, pl -fries [count]
: a tower or part of a tower where a bell or set of bells hangs
bats in the/your belfry
informal + old-fashioned
◇ To have bats in the belfry or (chiefly US) bats in your belfry is to be crazy.

an old woman with bats in her belfry [=a crazy/batty old woman]


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