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jug earsEars whose plane is markedly not parallel to the plane of the head.Rate it:

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keep a civil tongue in one's headTo maintain a polite manner of speaking.Rate it:

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keep a cool headto keep one's cool; to stay calmRate it:

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keep one's headTo remain calm, reasonable, level-headed, especially in a situation likely to cause distress.Rate it:

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keep one's head above waterTo survive or endure, especially in a situation in which one is struggling to avoid being overwhelmed by adverse financial circumstances.Rate it:

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keep one's head downUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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keep one's head downTo avoid trouble or attention.Rate it:

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Keep Your Head above WaterTo have just enough to avoid any financial collapse, hardly keeping up with one’s responsibilityRate it:

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knock outTo render someone unconscious, as by a blow to the head.Rate it:

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knock some sense into his headDepression Expression: During the Depression, there was little empathy for the unemployed. Pundits identified the loafer, the hobo, the bum, the specified lazy-boy, the uninspired, those lacking ambition as needing a wakeup Call.Rate it:

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knock someone's block offTo strike a person in the head, causing him to fall to the ground, especially in an unconscious condition; to beat up a person.Rate it:

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la tête me tourneI feel giddy; my head swims.Rate it:

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laugh one's head offTo laugh uproariouslyRate it:

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les yeux à fleur de têteGoggle eyes (i.e. on a level with the cheek-bone and fore-head).Rate it:

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like a bear with a sore headVery irritable; bad-tempered.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offIn a frantic, disorganized manner.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offAlways on the move; in a frenzied manner; jumping around crazily in every direction.Rate it:

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LIMHInitialism of laughing in my head.Rate it:

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little headThe glans of the penis.Rate it:

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look aroundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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look roundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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lose one's headTo go crazy.Rate it:

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lose one's head if it wasn't attachedprone to mislaying things.Rate it:

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make forhead towardsRate it:

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make head or tail ofTo determine to be good or bad.Rate it:

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make head or tail ofTo understand even minimally.Rate it:

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make your head spinStaggering exasperationRate it:

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mano a manoA head-on conflict or direct competition; a duel.Rate it:

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melon headA dimwit, a fool.Rate it:

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melon headA melon-headed whale.Rate it:

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monter à la têteTo go to one's headRate it:

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mr. potato headA popular, commercially available, children's game featuring a plastic potato onto which a variety of features can be added for amusing results.Rate it:

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my head's a shedI am confused, stressed, mentally disoriented, etc.Rate it:

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nail the hammer on the headTo solve a problem of any sort; to get the right answer to something; to be on target, spot on.Rate it:

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Need Something Like a Hole in the HeadAbsolutely no need for something, No desire whatsoever for somethingRate it:

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non esse apud se (Plaut. Mil. 4. 8. 26)to lose one's head, be beside oneself.Rate it:

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nose in the airThe body language most of us have experienced when a friend passes you in public and with head tilted back and nose in the air gives you a first class snub!Rate it:

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off the top of one's headWithout great thought or investigation; extemporaneous; natural; offhand.Rate it:

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Off the Top of Your HeadWithout careful thought, without any investigationRate it:

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off with someone's headUsed to express a desire to kill the person in question.Rate it:

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off with their headAlternative form of off with someone's headRate it:

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old head on young shouldersAlternative form of good head on one's shouldersRate it:

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old head on young shouldersSomeone that has have the wisdom of age during his or her physical youth.Rate it:

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other headThe glans of the penis.Rate it:

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over one's headMore complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one’s comprehension..Rate it:

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over one's headPerforming at a level greatly superior to one's usual level of performance.Rate it:

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Over Your HeadBeyond one’s comprehension, in a situation that is difficult for you to handleRate it:

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paper flowerA plant, Bougainvillea glabra, and its flower head, so called for the papery bracts.Rate it:

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par dessus les oreillesOver head and ears.Rate it:

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perdre la boule (pop.)To lose one’s head; Not to know what one is doing. Rate it:

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