have a screw loose

Verb

slang

(slang) To be insane, irrational, or eccentric.

Japanese Meaning

正気ではない、気が変わっている / 常軌を逸している、精神が不安定 / おかしな、風変わりな

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼が信号機が自分にだけ合図していると言い始めると、職場の人たちは彼は正気ではないのではないかとささやき始めた。

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Sense（1）

(slang) To be insane, irrational, or eccentric.

Richard, glorious in new livery, … went with his sad message, first to the church and then to the banqueting-hall in Albemarle Street. "Not any wedding?" said the head-waiter at the hotel. "I knew they was folks as would have a screw loose somewheres. …"

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has a screw loose

（ present singular third-person ）

having a screw loose

（ participle present ）

had a screw loose

（ participle past ）

had a screw loose

（ past ）

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