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
Audsley['ɔ:dzli]
Domingado-MEENG-gahSpanish
Bibigul-Kazakh
Issur-Yiddish
Thalia-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
SamuelSAM-yoo-əl (English), SAM-yəl (English), sah-MWEL (Spanish), SAH-moo-el (Swedish, Finnish)English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Dani