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

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Verb

Forms: has one's head screwed on [present, singular, third-person], having one's head screwed on [participle, present], had one's head screwed on [participle, past], had one's head screwed on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> one's head screwed on}} have one's head screwed on (third-person singular simple present has one's head screwed on, present participle having one's head screwed on, simple past and past participle had one's head screwed on)
  1. (colloquial) To be a sensible thinker capable of making sound decisions. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: have one's head screwed on right, have one's head screwed on straight, have one's head screwed on the right way Related terms: good head on one's shoulders, have a screw loose Translations (Translations): olla järjissään (Finnish), avoir la tête sur les épaules (French), garder la tête sur les épaules (French), avere la testa sulle spalle (Italian), avere la testa a posto (Italian), mieć głowę na karku [imperfective] (Polish), tener la cabeza en su sitio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-have_one's_head_screwed_on-en-verb-ASXgewdl

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