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This week we study some more idioms related to the head. Get something into your head: be convinced about something; believe that something is true or likely to happen etc., usually when it is not true or likely. My daughter has got it into her head that she has to lose five kilograms before her farewell party at college. Go over someone’s head: a) talk to or deal with someone’s boss without talking to them first. b) not understand something. Her boss has made it very clear that anyone who goes over his head will be in for a rough time. Today’s economics lecture went straight over my head. Go to one’s/someone’s head: praise, success, money etc., make someone self-important, arrogant or over-confident. He and I were friends once upon a time but now success has gone to his head and he refuses to even acknowledge me. Hang your head in shame: be ashamed. The student hung his head in shame when he was caught cheating during an exam. Something raises/rears its ugly head: something becomes a problem that people have to deal with. With right wing parties becoming stronger, communalism is raising its ugly head once again. Put your/our/their heads together: consult/work together to solve a problem, work out ideas, etc. I agree that the problem is a perplexing one, but I am sure we can come up with a solution if we put our heads together. Have a head for figures: be good at mathematics. I did not want to study accounts in college because I have never had a head for figures. Have a head start: have an advantage over others (often your competitors) All the companies that have set up shop before us have a head start on us and we will have to work twice as hard to compete with them. (Reference: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms) |
