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Lights Home Humorous Referring Lacking Intelligence Sanity Simply

Phrase/Idiom lights on but no one home
Definition This is a humorous way of referring to someone who is lacking intelligence or sanity, or to someone who is simply preoccupied and not paying attention.
Example Forget about Nicole today – the lights are on but no one is home.

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