turn one's head

turn one's head
phrasal to cause to become infatuated or conceited <
success had not turned his head
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  • turn one's head — rotate one s head; confuse, whirl one s head around …   English contemporary dictionary

  • turn one's head — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make you lose your good judgment. * /The first pretty girl he saw turned his head./ * /Winning the class election turned his head./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn one's head — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make you lose your good judgment. * /The first pretty girl he saw turned his head./ * /Winning the class election turned his head./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn\ one's\ head — v. phr. informal To make you lose your good judgment. The first pretty girl he saw turned his head. Winning the class election turned his head …   Словарь американских идиом

  • turn one's head — see head …   Useful english dictionary

  • shake one's head — phrasal : to move the head from side to side especially as an expression of disagreement, disapproval, or doubt * * * shake one s head To turn one s head from side to side as an indication of reluctance, rejection, denial, disapproval, etc • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hide\ one's\ head — • hide one s face • hide one s head v. phr. 1. To lower your head or turn your face away because of shame or embarrassment. The teacher found out that Tom had cheated, and Tom hid his head. When Bob said how pretty Mary was, she blushed and hid… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • To turn one's coat — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To turn one's goods — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To turn one's hand to — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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