need your head examined

need your head examined
need your head examined informal phrase
to seem to be crazy or to be doing stupid things

He needs his head examined, paying that much money for an old wreck of a car.

Thesaurus: to be, or to become crazy or stupidsynonym
Main entry: head

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • need (your) head examined — need (your) head examined/examining British, American & Australian, humorous, British, humorous if you tell someone they need their head testing, you think that they are crazy because they have done something stupid or strange. You need your head …   New idioms dictionary

  • need your head examined — informal to seem to be crazy or to be doing stupid things He needs his head examined, paying that much money for an old wreck of a car …   English dictionary

  • need (your) head examining — need (your) head examined/examining British, American & Australian, humorous, British, humorous if you tell someone they need their head testing, you think that they are crazy because they have done something stupid or strange. You need your head …   New idioms dictionary

  • need (to have) (your) head examined — you have done something that will make others think you stupid or strange. Anyone who pays that much for a pair of jeans needs to have her head examined. Usage notes: usually used as a humorous criticism …   New idioms dictionary

  • need (to have) your head examined — need (to have) your ˈhead examined idiom (informal) to be crazy Main entry: ↑needidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • head — 1 /hed/ noun TOP OF BODY 1 (C) the top part of your body which has your eyes, mouth, brain etc in it: My head aches. | He turned his head and looked at me. | severe head injuries 2 from head to foot/toe over your whole body: He was shaking from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • head — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bald ▪ shaved ▪ blonde, dark, fair, grey/gray …   Collocations dictionary

  • head — head1 [ hed ] noun *** ▸ 1 top part of body ▸ 2 your mind and thoughts ▸ 3 leader of group ▸ 4 top/front part of something ▸ 5 white bubbles on beer ▸ 6 where river begins ▸ 7 top of drum ▸ 8 center of spot on skin ▸ 9 for counting animals ▸ 10… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • head */*/*/ — I UK [hed] / US noun Word forms head : singular head plural heads 1) [countable] the top part of your body that has your brain, eyes, mouth etc in it a bruise on the side of her head • Collocations: Verbs frequently used with head as the object… …   English dictionary

  • head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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