play with a full deck
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English
38
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.
Canadian usage; American usage
Example Sentences
- "I think we all realize he's not playing with a full deck."
- "Someday our grandchildren will look up at us and say, "Where were you, Grandma, and what were you doing when you first realized that President Reagan was, er, not playing with a full deck?""
- "[E]very single person, who Grandma said were family members, appeared to be either mentally ill, retarded, or strung out on drugs. Grandma seemed to be playing with a full deck, but no one else was."
- "“My father’s favorite saying was, ‘Are you alright?’ and ‘Are you playing with a full deck?’” recalled Darren."
- "The Bulls were closer to playing with a full deck Monday night when coach Tom Thibodeau announced that Derrick Rose and Pau Gasol would be in the starting lineup."