screw loose
Example Sentences
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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 ● Apr. 18, 2024
“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 ● Mar. 8, 2023
It would seem Adelson’s wife, Lisa, thinks he has a screw loose for smoking in the time of the coronavirus.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2020
“A man who treasures up a piece of information like the height of the Brooklyn Bridge has a screw loose somewhere,” the New York World decided.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2020
Uncle Bobby: They’ll think the kid had a screw loose.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
