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1 a screw loose
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2 have a screw loose
((of a person) to be a bit mad.) nemít to v hlavě v pořádku -
3 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) šroub2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) otočení šroubu2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) (při)šroubovat2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) (za/od)šroubovat3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) šoustat, jebat4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) ošidit, napálit•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage* * *• vrut• vulgárně souložit• zašroubovat• šroubovat• šroub -
4 loosen
1) (to make or become loose: She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.) uvolnit (se)2) (to relax (eg a hold): He loosened his grip.) povolit* * *• uvolnit• zmírnit• rozviklat• kypřit• načechrat• nakypřit
См. также в других словарях:
screw loose — If someone has a screw loose, they are crazy … The small dictionary of idiomes
screw|loose — «SKROO LOOS», adjective, noun. –adj. very eccentric. –n. a screwloose person … Useful english dictionary
screw loose — If someone has a screw loose, they are crazy. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If someone has a screw loose, their behaviour is strange and they appear slightly mad. She wears a fur coat in the summer she must have a screw loose! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
screw loose — See a screw loose … English idioms
screw loose — Noun. See have a screw loose … English slang and colloquialisms
Screw loose — If someone has a screw loose, they are crazy … Dictionary of English idioms
A screw loose — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(a) screw loose — (a) mental instability The imagery is from falling apart: I don t mean mad as in zany or whacky. I mean mad as in screw loose or tonto. (L. Barber, 1991) Whence screwy, having an abnormal mental condition or behaving in an eccentric… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
a screw loose — a little bit crazy, one brick short... Sometimes I think he has a screw loose like when he eats paper … English idioms
have a screw loose — To be defective (esp mentally) • • • Main Entry: ↑screw * * * have a screw loose informal phrase to be slightly crazy Thesaurus: to be, or to become crazy or stupidsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
have a screw loose — {v. phr,}, {slang} To act in a strange way; to be foolish. * /Now I know he has a screw loose he stole a police car this time./ * /He was a smart man but had a screw loose and people thought him odd./ … Dictionary of American idioms
