"have one's head screwed on straight" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has one's head screwed on straight [present, singular, third-person], having one's head screwed on straight [participle, present], had one's head screwed on straight [participle, past], had one's head screwed on straight [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> one's head screwed on straight}} have one's head screwed on straight (third-person singular simple present has one's head screwed on straight, present participle having one's head screwed on straight, simple past and past participle had one's head screwed on straight)
  1. Alternative form of have one's head screwed on Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: have one's head screwed on
    Sense id: en-have_one's_head_screwed_on_straight-en-verb-GkwaWzNC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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