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have one's head screwed on

have one's head screwed on verb: to be a sensible thinker capable of making sound decisions.

Verb

have one's head screwed on (third-person singular simple present has one's head screwed on, present participle having one's head screwed on, simple past and past participle had one's head screwed on)

  1. (colloquial) To be a sensible thinker capable of making sound decisions.

Forms of have one's head screwed on

third-person singular presenthas one's head screwed on
present participlehaving one's head screwed on
past participlehad one's head screwed on
pasthad one's head screwed on
alternative formhave one's head screwed on right
alternative formhave one's head screwed on straight
alternative formhave one's head screwed on the right way

Questions about have one's head screwed on

What does have one's head screwed on mean?
Have one's head screwed on means to be a sensible thinker capable of making sound decisions.
What part of speech is have one's head screwed on?
Have one's head screwed on is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's head screwed on?
The past tense of have one's head screwed on is had one's head screwed on.

Words near have one's head screwed on in the dictionary

  1. have one's hand out
  2. have one's handful
  3. have one's hands full
  4. have one's hands tied
  5. have one's head read
  6. have one's head screwed on
  7. have one's head screwed on right
  8. have one's head screwed on straight
  9. have one's head screwed on the right way
  10. have one's head up one's ass
  11. have one's heart in

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