have got a screw loose Idiom, Proverb

a loose cannon

unpredictable employee, one who may embarrass The President is sensible, but the Vice President is a loose cannon.

a screw loose

a little bit crazy, one brick short... Sometimes I think he has a screw loose - like when he eats paper.

all hell broke loose

people did crazy things, everybody was fighting When the fire alarm sounded, all hell broke loose.

at loose ends

disorganized, unable to concentrate I was at loose ends when the kids were fighting. I couldn't think.

footloose and fancy free

carefree, not committed, devil-may-care When the kids moved out, we were footloose and fancy free!

hang loose

be calm, relax, do not be uptight In Hawaii, they tell the tourists to hang loose - to relax.

have a screw loose

act in a strange way, be foolish He is a really strange person. I think that he has a screw loose somewhere.

let loose

set free, give up one

loose cannon

(See a loose cannon)

loose ends

(See tie up loose ends)

have got a spiral loose

To be or assume decidedly silly, eccentric, crazy, or mentally unstable. (Also worded as "have got a apart screw.") That guy on the bend has absolutely got a spiral apart because he's been continuing out there babble obscenities at passersby all morning. My old uncle Pete has got a few screws loose, but he's a absolutely nice guy. What's the amount with you? Have you got a spiral loose, or what?Learn more: have, loose, screw

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