to go to 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 …
5have rocks in one's head — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be stupid; not have good judgment. * /When Mr. James quit his good job with the coal company to begin teaching school, some people thought he had rocks in his head./ …
6have rocks in one's head — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be stupid; not have good judgment. * /When Mr. James quit his good job with the coal company to begin teaching school, some people thought he had rocks in his head./ …
7To lift up one's head — Lift Lift (l[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lifting}.] [Icel. lypta, fr. lopt air; akin to Sw. lyfta to lift, Dan. l[ o]fte, G. l[ u]ften; prop., to raise into the air. See {Loft}, and cf. 1st {Lift}.] 1. To move in a… …
8take\ it\ into\ one's\ head — • take (it) into one s head • take a notion informal v. phr. To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. The boy suddenly took it into his head to leave school and get a job. Grandmother keeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever… …
9get it into one's head — To conceive the (esp wrong or foolish) notion, to believe (with that) • • • Main Entry: ↑head …
10take it into one's head — 1. To conceive the (esp wrong or foolish) notion, believe (with that) 2. To conceive the (esp misguided) intention of (with to) • • • Main Entry: ↑head …
