the elevator does not go to the top floor

the elevator does not go to the top floor
   American
   there is mental deficiency
   A use not replicated in the British lift:
    ... the man should really be committed. It's obvious his elevator doesn't go to the top floor. (Sanders, 1992)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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