one's head
1one's head — To keep (or lose) one s self possession, calmness, control ● head …
2one's head off — ► one s head off informal talk, laugh, shout, etc. unrestrainedly. Main Entry: ↑head …
3one's head against a brick wall — Said of a laborious but unrewarding attempt, eg to persuade, inform, etc ● brick …
4one's head swells — one becomes conceited. → swell …
5To be out of one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …
6To give one the head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …
7To lose one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …
8To show one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …
9—— one's head off — informal talk, laugh, shout, etc. unrestrainedly: he was yelling his head off. → head …
10one’s head together — tv. to calm down and get mentally organized. (Use caution with shit.) □ As soon as I get my head together, I can be of more help. □ Get your act together and start living again …
