Meaning of screw loose | Babel Free
Definitions
- A state of insanity or eccentricity.
- A state of enmity or disagreement.
Examples
“I think there's a screw loose in that brain of hers!”
“I understand there's a screw loose between you two , so I've brought Morton that you may shake hands, and be comfortable together.”
“There is evidently a screw loose between us and some or other of the countries from which, according to royal speeches, we are everlastingly receiving assurances of love and amity.”
“There is a screw loose between the Austrians and French about Venice, which the latter wish to remain as a Republic, and they are also rather angry with Prussia, but I hope the French squadron at Trieste will not come to blows.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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