THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME

Meaning of THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME in English

the eyes are open but lifeless, not all there

"Hello! Hello, Pat! His lights are on but nobody's home. Ha ha."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME — expression suggesting and implying that a person is stupid (Slang)
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THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME — ( saying , humorous ) used to describe sb who is stupid, not thinking clearly or not paying attention
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME — the eyes are open but lifeless, not all there """Hello! Hello, Pat! His lights are on but nobody's home. Ha …
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LIGHTS — (lungs) pulmones
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LIGHTS — suga
English-Visayan vocabulary
LIGHTS — noun plural Etymology: Middle English lightes, from light light in weight Date: 12th century the lungs especially of a slaughtered …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOME — I. ˈhōm, dial with vowel ˈə or a vowel approaching it noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hoom, hom, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUT — I. (ˈ)bət, usu -əd.+V conjunction Etymology: Middle English, conjunction & preposition, from Old English būtan, būte, conjunction & preposition, without, …
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ARE — I. Etymology: Middle English are, arne, from Old English aron, earun; akin to Old Norse eru (they) are, erum (we) …
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LIGHTS — ˈlīts noun plural Etymology: Middle English lihte, lihtes, lightes, from liht, light, adjective, light (not heavy) — more at light …
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LIGHTS — (n. pl.) The lungs of an animal or bird; -- sometimes coarsely applied to the lungs of a human being.
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHTS — ( n. pl. ) The lungs of an animal or bird; -- sometimes coarsely applied to the lungs of a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NOBODY — /noh"bod'ee, -bud'ee, -beuh dee/ , pron., n., pl. nobodies . pron. 1. no person; not anyone; no one: Nobody answered, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTS — /luyts/ , n.pl. the lungs, esp. of sheep, pigs, etc. [ 1150-1200; ME lihte, lightes, n. use of liht LIGHT …
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HOME — /hohm/ , n., adj., adv., v., homed, homing . n. 1. a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the …
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BUT — but 1 /but/ ; unstressed /beuht/ , conj. 1. on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not. …
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ARE — are 1 /ahr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , v. pres. indic. pl. and 2nd pers. sing. of be . [ bef. …
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LIGHTS — n. lungs of an animal (especially of a sheep or pig); set of personal principles or standards
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HOME — I. ˈhōm noun Etymology: Middle English hom, from Old English hām village, home; akin to Old High German heim home, …
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LIGHTS — noun plural Etymology: Middle English lightes, from light light in weight Date: 12th century : the lungs especially of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOBODY — noun no person; no one; not anybody. 2. nobody ·noun a person of no influence or importance; an insignificant or …
Webster English vocab
LIGHTS — noun ·pl the lungs of an animal or bird; sometimes coarsely applied to the lungs of a human being.
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HOME — adv close; closely. 2. home ·noun ·see homelyn. 3. home ·noun the home base; he started for home. 4. home …
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BUT — noun a limit; a boundary. 2. but ·vt a thrust in fencing. 3. but ·vi ·see butt, ·v, and abut, …
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ARE — noun the unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square …
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LIGHTS — ~ ■ plural noun the lungs of sheep, pigs, or bullocks as food for pets. Phrases punch someone's ~ out …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NOBODY — [no.body] pron (14c): no person: not anybody [2]nobody n, pl no.bod.ies (1581): a person of no influence or consequence
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIGHTS — [lights] n pl [ME lightes, fr. light light in weight] (12c): the lungs esp. of a slaughtered animal
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HOME — [home] n [ME hom, fr. OE ham village, home; akin to OHG heim home] (bef. 12c) 1 a: one's place …
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ARE — [are] [ME, fr. OE earun; akin to ON eru, erum are, OE is is] pres 2d sing or pres pl …
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HOME — home BrE AmE həʊm AmE hoʊm ▷ homed həʊmd AmE hoʊmd ▷ homes həʊmz AmE hoʊmz ▷ homing ˈhəʊm ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ARE — I are verb from be, strong form BrE AmE ɑː AmE ɑːr , weak form ə AmE ə r II …
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NOBODY — / ˈnəʊbədi; NAmE ˈnoʊ-/ pronoun , noun ■ pronoun = no one : Nobody knew what to say. HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOME — / həʊm; NAmE hoʊm/ noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun HOUSE, etc. 1. [ C , U …
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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NOBODY — I. no ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W2 /ˈnəʊbədi $ ˈnoʊbɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun 1 . no one: …
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HOME — I. home 1 S1 W1 /həʊm $ hoʊm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ homeless , ↑ …
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BUT — I. but 1 S1 W1 /bət; strong bʌt/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: butan 'outside, without, …
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NOBODY — pron. & n. --pron. no person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of no importance, authority, or position. ølike nobody's business …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHTS — n.pl. the lungs of sheep, pigs, bullocks, etc., used as a food esp. for pets. [ME, noun use of LIGHT(2): …
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HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
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NOBODY — pron. & n. pron. no person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of no importance, authority, or position. like nobody's business …
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LIGHTS — n.pl. the lungs of sheep, pigs, bullocks, etc., used as a food esp. for pets. [ ME, noun use of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUT — conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. conj. 1 a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
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NOBODY — pron. & n. --pron. no person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of no importance, authority, or position. Phrases and idioms: …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHTS — n.pl. the lungs of sheep, pigs, bullocks, etc., used as a food esp. for pets. Etymology: ME, noun use of …
Oxford English vocab
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1. a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Oxford English vocab
BUT — 1.conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. --conj. 1. a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
Oxford English vocab
HOME — I. NOUN, ADJECTIVE, AND ADVERB USES /hoʊm/ ( homes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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NOBODY — ( nobodies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nobody means not a …
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BUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use but to introduce something …
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ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOBODY — (nobodies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nobody means not a single …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
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NOBODY — I. pronoun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES be no/nobody's fool ▪ Perhaps he was, she was nobody's fool . it's an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a home birth (= when a woman gives birth at home, not in a …
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BUT — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bloody but unbowed ▪ After the fight, Ali was bloody but unbowed . But …
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ARE
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NOBODY — [pronoun], [noun] [C] - no one, see at no (NOT ANY)Is there nobody here who can answer my question?We walked …
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