take it into one's head

take it into one's head
take it into one's head
1. To conceive the (esp wrong or foolish) notion, believe (with that)
2. To conceive the (esp misguided) intention of (with to)
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Main Entry:head

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • take\ it\ into\ one's\ head — • take (it) into one s head • take a notion informal v. phr. To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. The boy suddenly took it into his head to leave school and get a job. Grandmother keeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take it into one's head — or {informal}[take a notion] {v. phr.} To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. * /The boy suddenly took it into his head to leave school and get a job./ * /Grandmother keeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever she takes a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take it into one's head — or {informal}[take a notion] {v. phr.} To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. * /The boy suddenly took it into his head to leave school and get a job./ * /Grandmother keeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever she takes a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take\ into\ one's\ head — • take (it) into one s head • take a notion informal v. phr. To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. The boy suddenly took it into his head to leave school and get a job. Grandmother keeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take into one's head — phrasal : to conceive as a sudden notion : be seized with an idea or form a sudden resolve took it into his head to open a small shop of his own * * * take into one s head To be seized with a notion • • • Main Entry: ↑take …   Useful english dictionary

  • into one's head — See: BEAT INTO ONE S HEAD, TAKE INTO ONE S HEAD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • into one's head — See: BEAT INTO ONE S HEAD, TAKE INTO ONE S HEAD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • into\ one's\ head — See: beat into one s head, take into one s head …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take it into one's head to do something — impetuously decide to do something …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat into one's head — {v. phr.}, {informal} To teach by telling again and again; repeat often; drill, also, to be cross and punish often. * /Tom is lazy and stubborn and his lessons have to be beaten into his head./ * /I cannot beat it into his head that he should… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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