has a screw loose

has a screw loose
is a little crazy, not totally normal

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • screw loose — If someone has a screw loose, they are crazy …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • screw loose —    If someone has a screw loose, they are crazy.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If someone has a screw loose, their behaviour is strange and they appear slightly mad.     She wears a fur coat in the summer she must have a screw loose! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Screw loose —   If someone has a screw loose, they are crazy …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • have a screw loose — {v. phr,}, {slang} To act in a strange way; to be foolish. * /Now I know he has a screw loose he stole a police car this time./ * /He was a smart man but had a screw loose and people thought him odd./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have a screw loose — {v. phr,}, {slang} To act in a strange way; to be foolish. * /Now I know he has a screw loose he stole a police car this time./ * /He was a smart man but had a screw loose and people thought him odd./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have a screw loose — To be defective (esp mentally) • • • Main Entry: ↑screw * * * have a screw loose informal phrase to be slightly crazy Thesaurus: to be, or to become crazy or stupidsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a screw loose — AND have a loose screw tv. to be silly or eccentric. (Have got can replace have.) □ He’s sort of strange. I think he’s got a loose screw. □ Yes, he has a screw loose somewhere …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • have\ a\ screw\ loose — v. phr, slang To act in a strange way; to be foolish. Now I know he has a screw loose he stole a police car this time. He was a smart man but had a screw loose and people thought him odd …   Словарь американских идиом

  • have a screw loose — verb To be insane or irrational. I think old Mr. Jacobs has a screw loose; he keeps trying to feed his cats bird seed …   Wiktionary

  • have a screw loose — act in a strange way, be foolish He is a really strange person. I think that he has a screw loose somewhere …   Idioms and examples

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