have eyes in the back of one’s head—said of the ability to know what happens even if one is not looking:
- I remember thinking my mom must have eyes in the back of her head when she would know what I was doing without even turning around to see.
have one’s head screwed on backwards—lack common sense; behave in a strange and irrational way:
- I had my head screwed on backwards when I was packing my things, so I left all my Baltimore telephone numbers in my desk in Towson!
Cf.: have one’s head screwed on the right way—(also: have one’s head screwed on right) be wise and sensible; act in a reasonable way:
- The general remark was that Colin had his head screwed on the right way and that some day he would come out on top.