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avoir été bercé trop près du mur

/a.vwaʁ e.te bɛʁ.se tʁo pʁɛ dy myʁ/

verb/a.vwaʁ e.te bɛʁ.se tʁo pʁɛ dy myʁ/

to have been dropped on one's head as a child (to be simple-minded, to be dim-witted, to be stupid)

Literally, “to have been cradled too close to the wall”, with the implication that one's head has been banged repeatedly against it, causing mental impairment.

avoir été bercé trop près du mur — French Dictionary | Passage