have one's head screwed on

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have one's head screwed on

verb has one's head screwed on · having one's head screwed on · had one's head screwed on · have one's head screwed on right · have one's head screwed on straight

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

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@misc{have_one_s_head_screwed_on_2026,
  title = {have one's head screwed on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20one's%20head%20screwed%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}