take it into your head to do something

take it into your head to do something
get/take/it into your head to do something informal phrase
to decide to do something, and be determined to do it even if other people do not like it
Thesaurus: to make a decisionsynonym
Main entry: head

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take it into your head to do sth idiom
to suddenly decide to do sth, especially sth that other people think is stupid
Main entry:headidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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