avoir toute sa tête

French

Etymology

Literally, “to have all one's head.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.vwaʁ tut sa tɛt/

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Verb

avoir toute sa tête

1. (informal) to have one's wits about one, to have all one's marbles, to be all there

   ne pas avoir toute sa tête ― to have a screw loose, to be a few sandwiches short of a picnic, to be one fry short of a Happy Meal

   ne plus avoir toute sa tête ― to be losing one's marbles

Usage notes

• Often used in the negative.
• Not to be confused with ne pas avoir la tête à quelque chose.

See also

• avoir une araignée au plafond
• avoir toutes ses frites dans le même sachet