"in one's right mind" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-in one's right mind.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} in one's right mind
  1. (idiomatic) Thinking clearly, sensibly, and reasonably. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: sane Related terms: right-minded Translations (sane): järjissään (Finnish), sain d’esprit (French), bei Sinnen (German), bei klarem Verstand (German), normális (Hungarian), épeszű (Hungarian), épelméjű (Hungarian), eszénél van (Hungarian), przy zdrowych zmysłach (Polish), o zdrowych zmysłach (Polish), în toate mințile (Romanian), в здра́вом уме́ (v zdrávom umé) (note: in healthy/sound mind) (Russian), в своём уме́ (v svojóm umé) (note: in one's (own) mind) (Russian), en su sano juicio (Spanish), en sus cabales (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-in_one's_right_mind-en-prep_phrase-bI6XahB3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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