чугунные мозги

• ЧУГУННАЯ ГОЛОВА coll

[NP]

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1. rude. Also: ЧУГУННЫЕ МОЗГИ coll, rude [usu. appos, vocative, or subj-compl with copula (subj: human)]

⇒ a very stupid, slow-witted person:

- lamebrain;

- numskull;

- bonehead;

- blockhead;

- dolt.

2. чугунные мозги (у кого) [VPsubj with быть or obj]

⇒ s.o. has a feeling of sluggishness, heaviness in the head:

- голова (у X-a) была чугунная{{}}≈ X's head was <felt> heavy;

- X's head was <felt> like lead;

- X's head felt as if <like> it weighed a ton;

|| ходить <лежать и т. п.> с чугунной головой{{}}≈ (walk <Ue etc> around) with a leaden head.