"avoir toute sa tête" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /a.vwaʁ tut sa tɛt/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-avoir toute sa tête.wav [Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-avoir toute sa tête.wav [Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-avoir toute sa tête.wav [Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-avoir toute sa tête.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to have all one's head.” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir toute sa tête
  1. (informal) to have one's wits about one, to have all one's marbles, to be all there Tags: informal Related terms: avoir une araignée au plafond, avoir toutes ses frites dans le même sachet
    Sense id: en-avoir_toute_sa_tête-fr-verb-QKZwTnzL Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French negative polarity items, French terms with collocations

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