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Meaning: (idiomatic)Thinkingclearly,sensibly, andreasonably.1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym;Charlotte Brontë], “Levitical”, inShirley. A Tale.[…], volume I, London:Smith, Elder and Co.,[…],→OCLC,page17:“[…]Is Mike Hartleyin his right mind, do you think, sir?” inquired Sweeting, simply.“Can’t tell, Davy; he may be crazed or he may be only crafty—or, perhaps, a little of both.”1873,Mark Twain, chapter 56, inThe Gilded Age:If you find she was notin her right mind, that she was the victim of insanity, hereditary or momentary, as it has been explained, your verdict will take that into account.1905,H. G. Wells,The Empire of the Ants:But the poor fellow was—what is it?—demented. He was notin his right mind.2010October 31, Alice Park, “New Research on Understanding Alzheimer's”, inTime:Whoin his right mindwould want to know he had a disease that would inevitably rob him of that mind?
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