tener flojos los tornillos

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “have screws loose”. === Verb === tener flojos los tornillos (first-person singular present tengo flojos los tornillos, first-person singular preterite tuve flojos los tornillos, past participle tenido flojos los tornillos) (idiomatic) to have a screw loose === Further reading === “faltarle a alguien un tornillo, o tener flojos los tornillos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025