play with a full deck
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play with a full deck
verb plays with a full deck · playing with a full deck · played with a full deck
- To behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable. I think we all realize he's not playing with a full deck.
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To play a game with the availability of a team's full roster of players.
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.
Similar: sane
Opposite: one card shy of a full deck, not playing with a full deck
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Opposite: one card shy of a full deck, not playing with a full deck
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| Português | jogar com o baralho todo |
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| Français | avoir toute sa tête, avoir la tête sur les épaules |
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