"have one's head screwed on the right way" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has one's head screwed on the right way [present, singular, third-person], having one's head screwed on the right way [participle, present], had one's head screwed on the right way [participle, past], had one's head screwed on the right way [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> one's head screwed on the right way}} have one's head screwed on the right way (third-person singular simple present has one's head screwed on the right way, present participle having one's head screwed on the right way, simple past and past participle had one's head screwed on the right way)
  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_the_right_way-en-verb-GkwaWzNC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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