Special Expressions with Body Parts: Special Expressions with Body Parts (#8)

Dennis Oliver

expressions with head (#2)

Here are more idioms and expressions with head:

expression		meaning
be on one's head		be one's fault (used to mean 'Any further results or consequences will be _____ 's fault')

bite someone's head off		scold someone severely and angrily

come to a head		reach a critical stage; reach the stage where something critical is about to happen

go to one's head		(1) cause someone to become intoxicated (drunk) (2) cause someone to become confused or irrational (3) cause someone to become conceited

have a good head on one's shoulders		be very logical

keep one's head		keep poised / calm / under control even when facing difficult situations

keep one's head above water		keep from being in debt

(verb) one's head off		(verb) excessively (for example, talk one's head off" = talk excessively)

lose one's head		lose one's self-control or ability to think and act logically and rationally

make headway (against _____ )		make progress (against _____ )

out of one's head		out of one's mind; insane

over someone's head		beyond what someone is capable of understanding

put our / your / their heads together		share insights and ideas

soft / weak in the head		unintelligent; not capable of thinking intelligently

stand on one's head		do a headstand; be upright with one's feet pointing vertically upward

"Two heads are better than one."		proverb meaning 'It's wiser to get the opinion of another person / of other people before doing anything.'

turn someone's head		cause someone to become too confident of his / her own abilities; cause someone to become vain

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