- turn someone's head
- to make someone feel more important, intelligent etc than they really are
Don't let all the praise turn your head.
English dictionary. 2014.
turn someone's head
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turn someone's head — see under ↑turn • • • Main Entry: ↑head * * * turn someone’s head phrase to make someone feel more important, intelligent etc than they really are Don’t let all the praise turn your head. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or… … Useful english dictionary
turn someone's head — ► turn someone s head make someone conceited. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
turn someone's head — idi turn someone s head a) idi to make someone smug or conceited b) to confuse someone … From formal English to slang
turn someone's head — make someone conceited. → head … English new terms dictionary
go to someone's head — 1) the wine has gone to my head Syn: intoxicate someone, befuddle someone, make someone drunk; informal make someone woozy; formal inebriate someone 2) her victory went to her head Syn: make someone conceited, make someone full of themselves,… … Thesaurus of popular words
go to someone's head — 1 the wine has gone to my head: INTOXICATE, befuddle, make drunk; informal make woozy; formal inebriate. 2 her victory went to her head: MAKE CONCEITED, make someone full of themselves, turn someone s head, puff someone up. → head * * * (of… … Useful english dictionary
head — [hed] n. [ME hede, heved < OE heafod, akin to Ger haupt (OHG houbit, Goth haubith) < IE base * kaput (orig. prob. cup shaped) > L caput: merged in Gmc with word akin to OHG hūba, a cap, crest (Ger haube) < IE base * keu , to bend,… … English World dictionary
head — ► NOUN 1) the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs. 2) a person in charge; a director or leader. 3) the front, forward, or upper part or end of something … English terms dictionary
turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
head — noun 1》 the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs. ↘(heads) the side of a coin bearing the … English new terms dictionary
