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The head is one of the most important parts of the body. Equally important are the idioms that relate to it. Roof over your head: somewhere to live He was heavily in debt and when he died, his wife and children did not even have a roof over their heads. Banging/hitting your head against a brick wall: keep asking someone to so something which they never do. No matter how many times I tell my son to keep his toys in order, he never does. I feel as if I am hitting my head against a brick wall. Hanging over your head: causing you worry all the time. With financial problems hanging over his head, he has become irritable and moody. Be off your head: be crazy; think unrealistically. She must be off her head if she thinks he is going to be faithful to her when she knows that he two-timed all his previous girlfriends. Bite/snap someone’s head off: answer someone angrily. What is the matter with her? I only asked her if she had had lunch and she snapped my head off. Come to a head: troubles, problems difficulties etc., reach a crisis. She has been having problems with her boss for some time now and if things come to a head, she will resign her job. Bury your head in the sand: refuse to think about an unpleasant situation, hoping that it will improve so that you will not have to deal with it. You have to seek counselling if you want to sort out your problems with your wife. Burying your head in the sand won’t help. Can’t make head or tail of something: not be able to understand something at all. My doctor’s handwriting is so bad that I can never make head or tail of his prescriptions. (Reference: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms) |
