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have one's head screwed on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
have one's -head- screwed on
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be a sensible thinker capable of making sound decisions.

Colloquial

Usage

Inflected Forms

has one's head screwed on (present, singular) having one's head screwed on (participle, present) had one's head screwed on (participle, past) had one's head screwed on (past) have one's head screwed on right (alternative) have one's head screwed on straight (alternative) have one's head screwed on the right way (alternative)

Phrases

good head on one's shoulders have a screw loose

Frequently Paired Words

good head on one's shoulders have a screw loose

Questions

What does have one's head screwed on mean?
To be a sensible thinker capable of making sound decisions.

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