screw loose

Idioms and Phrases

see have a screw loose .

Example Sentences

Maybe it feels like there is a screw loose, but they are experts, and I looked up to them and I welcomed the challenge whilst shaking in my boots at times and being terrified.

From Salon

“Everyone in speedskating recognizes that Eric Heiden is the greatest speedskater who ever lived. Even saying, ‘Yeah, we should try that,’ that’s like saying, ‘Do you have a screw loose or something?’

From Washington Times

“Homie, what’s going on?” the 29-year-old cried out, his long black braid swinging as he lurched away from Joshua “Screw Loose” Shibley, 28.

From Los Angeles Times

Fifty and 60 years from now, as far away from the here and now as this moment is from the great trash-separation skirmish, Angelenos will think we must have had a screw loose, taking so long to send kitty litter and water bottles and food waste off to different destinations to disappear.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t want anybody to take me as the bad guy. Who you see up here is definitely different than who you see on the football field. I’m very aggressive. I’m very physical. I’ve got a screw loose.”

From Seattle Times

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