play with a full deck



play with a full deck

 
1. Lit. to play cards with a complete deck, containing all the cards. Are we playing with a full deck or did some card drop on the floor? I haven't seen the three of hearts all evening!
2. Fig. to operate as if one were mentally sound. (Usually in the negative. One cannot play cards properly with a partial deck.) That guy's not playing with a full deck. Look sharp, you dummies! Pretend you are playing with a full deck.
See also: deck, full, play

play with a full deck

in. to operate as if one were mentally sound. (Usually in the negative. One cannot play cards with a partial deck.) Look sharp, you dummies! Pretend you are playing with a full deck.
See also: deck, full, play

play with a full deck

Slang
To be of sound mind: didn't seem to be playing with a full deck.
See also: deck, full, play

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chalchiuhticue-Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Augustaow-GUWS-tah (German, Polish), ow-GOOS-tah (Italian), ə-GUS-tə (English)German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Chinasa-Western African, Igbo
Adele[ə'del]
Prudencioproo-DHEN-thyo (Spanish), proo-DHEN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Rafiq-Arabic, Urdu