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bring sth to a head | come to a head if you bring a situation to a head or if a situation comes to a head, you are forced to deal with it quickly because it suddenly becomes very bad (

bury/hide your head in the 'sand to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal

with it       7iem^; insras c^t

make head nor 'tail of sth to be unable to understand sth ASilSX^; 79IS®#: I couldn’t make head nor tail of what he was saying. IS #711 fife'AM®#      „ do

sb’s 'head in (BrE, informal) to make you feel confused, upset and/or annoyed   &.H ) :

Shut up! You’re doing my head in. |?fjlijt!     o

do sth standing on your 'head (informal) to be able to do sth very easily and without having to think too much      from   ,head to 'foot/'toe

covering your whole body M.‘ A SJ M; ft We were covered from head to foot in mud. get your 'head down (informal) 1 (BrE) to sleep B§^: I managed to get my head down for an hour, IS# it HIS jf-vhN'o 2 = keep/get your head down at head n. get your 'head round sth (BrE, informal) to be able to understand or accept sth a IS; lie # 7: She’s dead. I can’t get my head round it yet. M?E7 „ ISd$$A give sb their 'head to allow sb to do what they want without trying to stop them AKt go head to 'head (with sb) to deal with sb in a very direct and determined way, ( %3£A ) ffi/tMSttl^ i^^ij go to your 'head 1 (of alcohol iff ft) to make you feel drunk ± A: That glass of wine has gone straight to my head, itff-TAffclfi!S##A#:®Ifco 2 (of success, praise, etc. j$; v ffgj^) to make you feel too proud of yourself in a way that other people find annoying f£AMA¥F#; ?+ f1 A® have a good ’head on your shoulders to be a sensible person A® tSSi; 3H1 have a head for sth 1 to be good at sth J! A; X 7: to have a head for figures/business X 7 % A ; % A M A ® 2 if sb does not have a head for heights, they feel nervous and think they are going to fall when they look down from a high place A 'tft (      ) ; A® ( iSi ) Se have your head in the clouds

1 to be thinking about sth that is not connected with what you are doing 77e M; A # 2 to have ideas, plans, etc. that are not realistic ^7XJ A     ( Wu

i+jelj^ ) ; $IAIM£ have your 'head screwed on (the right way) (informal) to be a sensible person A®?#®; Sill1 .head 'first 1 moving forwards or downwards with your head in front of the rest of your body A A HU; AI3T: He fell headfirst down the stairs. fifej£!]HI’ T # o 2 without thinking carefully about sth before acting A W S;       # #: She got divorced

and rushed headfirst into another marriage. Mr^ffJsX Arf£#$i7o head over heels in 'love loving sb very much IIH S A;     He’s fallen head over heels

in love with his boss. ftfe$!if M3&A7ftfel$±:M]o heads or tails? used to ask sb which side of a coin they think will be facing upwards when it is tossed in order to decide sth by chance ( ) lEffi&JiX

ffi ‘heads will roll (for sth) (informal, usually humorous) used to say that some people will be punished because of sth that has happened A# ( hold your ‘head high | hold up your head to be proud of or not feel ashamed about sth that you have done fp'i'ig®; HNS A . She managed to hold her head high and ignore what people were saying. MM A Ip 7S^A|C$JWWli£i£o in over your 'head involved in sth that is too difficult for you to deal with f Aif Wf : After a week in the new job, I soon realized that I was in over my head. §lr Af£P<|iJ#i7—7M ffl, IS® itiRAJ 6keep/get your 'head down to avoid attracting attention to yourself

A M ;  keep your 'head | keep a

dear/cool 'head to remain calm in a difficult situation ( ABItA )            keep your 'head above water

to deal with a difficult situation, especially one in which you have financial problems, and just manage to survive M(Mi§J!ftIfIL7# laugh,

scream, etc. your 'head off (informal) to laugh, etc. a lot and very loudly A% ( ^Anll^ ) lose your 'head to become unable to act in a calm or sensible way t/H IfL; #7 A; AA3H? on your (own) head 'be it used to tell sb that they will have to accept any unpleasant results of sth that they decide to do | £ ) i&tMM Tell him the truth if you want to, but on your own head be it! # IE X #-UHtfe 3ft life HE , fB t A i A o out of/off your 'head (BrE, informal) 1 crazy 2 not knowing what you are saying or doing because of the effects of alcohol or drugs ( M Is attERfcJs >          #&7?t over sb’s

'head 1 too difficult or complicated for sb to under­stand ga^AII^; MAS A: A lot of the jokes went (= were) right over my head. IP® Ai/fTf A U/r 7 i! o 2 to a higher position of authority than sb IRfv tfeXAX; IeMAA: I couldn’t help feeling jealous when she was promoted over my head. MXPJ MAdM & M 7 IS, IS 7 & W B M Wi M o put our/your/their 'heads together to think about or discuss sth as a group IMA® # (   ) ; MMT & stand/turn sth

on its head to make people think about sth in a completely different way ®$01JSS&; ® AXX ffi®# take it into your head to do sth to suddenly decide to do sth, especially sth that other people think is stupid A A i®; A'JfilAif] take it into your head that ... to suddenly start thinking sth, especially sth that other people think is stupid fiH; XMAMIH Xlf turn sb’s 'head (of success, praise, etc. jgj%) to make a person feel too proud in a way that other people find annoying ®XAtwo heads are better than 'one (saying) used to say that two people can achieve more than one person working alone MAIaltl&^A —more at bear n., block n., BOTHER V., DRUM V., EYE n., GUN n., HAIR, HEART, HIT V., IDEA, KNOCK V., LAUGH V., NEED V., OLD, PRICE n., REAR V., RING2 V., ROOF 17., SCRATCH V., THICK adj., TOP n.

m verb

►                 MOVE TOWARDS #|Sj 1 [V] (also be headed especially in

NAmE) [+adv./prep.] to move in a particular direction 13 (       ) TrM: Where are we heading?

A? o Where are you two headed? #CIW7A®PJL? 0 Let’s head back home. n| d d |C BE 0 0 She headed for the door. Mlf <r H A ^. 0 (figurative) Can you forecast where the economy is heading? # f £ M $'J     (ft Alt A

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►                 GROUP/ORGANIZATION \T\W- W 2[VN] (also .head sth * 'up) to lead or be in charge of sth fHIjA AW; She has been appointed to head the research team. M A'op'M-INif

►                 UST/LINE OF PEOPLE A#-;          3 [VN] to be at the top of

a list of names or at the front of a line of people M A# It A "It ; ffl A HU A : Italy heads the table after two games.   ©f. o to head a

march/procession     / AffiHU^'J

►                 BE AT TOP 4 [VN] [usually passive] to put a word or

words at the top of a page or section of a book as a title A (         JThe chapter was headed

‘My Early Life’.  „

►                 FOOTBALL 5 [VN] to hit a football with your head A A® ( 3 ) : Walsh headed the ball into an empty goal.

be heading for sth (also be headed for sth especially in NAmE) to be likely to experience sth bad tM ( 7^ ) ;    They look as though they’re

heading for divorce. Md##AA-^Mo .head sb—'off to get in front of sb in order to make them turn back or change direction          PiTO inter­

cept: We’ll head them off at the bridge! lied# A#A ff HItfei\]! .head sth^'off to take action in order to prevent sth from happening ®.ih; Alt (

He headed off efforts to replace him as leader. 11^17 .head sth^'up to lead or be in charge of a department, part of an organization, etc.   At ( ^^IdJ —see also

HEAD V.(2)

Kead-ache {Ht /'hedeik/ noun 1 a continuous pain in the head A H: to suffer from headaches Aji 0 Red wine gives me a headache.