Old Mrs.Whitehead was not playing with a full deck when she bought that fancy lawnmower!
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
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.) □ That guy’s not playing with a full deck. □ Look sharp, you dummies! Pretend you are playing with a full deck … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
play with a full deck — to be mentally alert Euphemistic only in the negative: The writer of that piece of filth is obviously not playing with a full deck. (Sanders, 1992) And see fifty cards in the pack … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
deck — /dɛk / (say dek) noun 1. a horizontal platform extending from side to side of a ship or of part of a ship, forming a covering for the space below and itself serving as a floor. 2. any platform or part suggesting the deck of a ship. 3. a floor,… …
The Deck of Cards — For other uses, see Deck of cards (disambiguation). The Deck of Cards is a recitative that was popularized in both the country and popular music fields, first during the late 1940s. This religious, touching[citation needed] tale of a young… … Wikipedia
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Playing card — Blue Rider back Bicycle Playing Cards by USPCC … Wikipedia
playing card — 1. one of the conventional set of 52 cards in four suits, as diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs, used in playing various games of chance and skill. 2. one of any set or pack of cards used in playing games. [1535 45] * * * Introduction one of a… … Universalium
Stripped deck — A stripped deck is a set of playing cards from which cards have been removed. This kind of deck is used in certain poker variants, and the cards that are removed are usually low ranking ones. For example, the Australian game of Manila uses a 32… … Wikipedia
Suit (cards) — The four French playing card suits used primarily in the English speaking world: spades (♠), hearts (♥), diamonds (♦) and clubs (♣). In playing cards, a suit is one of several categories into which the cards of a deck are divided. Most often,… … Wikipedia
List of playing-card nicknames — This list of playing card nicknames has the common nicknames for the playing cards in a 52 card deck, as used in some common card games, such as poker. Contents 1 Single cards 1.1 One eyed Royals 2 Texas hold em pocket card nicknames … Wikipedia
