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gettin' jiggy wit itshort for "getting jiggy with it"; to get excitedly energetic while dancingRate it:

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give headTo perform oral sex on another person.Rate it:

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give one's head a shakeTo reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc.Rate it:

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go and boil your headgo away; get lostRate it:

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go into one's shellTo hide or retreat; to act defensivelyRate it:

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go soak your headSynonym of get bentRate it:

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god willing and the creeks don't riseA way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happenRate it:

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good head on one's shouldersintelligent or shrewd; have good sense or judgementRate it:

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have a head forto be capable with, to be knowledgeable aboutRate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedyRate it:

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have eyes in the back of one's headTo be particularly, especially uncannily, observant; a perceived ability to see in all directions at once.Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have one's mental health assessed, to receive a psychiatric examination.Rate it:

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head and shouldersTo a considerable degree; better; outstanding.Rate it:

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head and shouldershead and shouldersRate it:

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head forgo towardsRate it:

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head for the hillsTo go to a safe place; to seek refuge; to flee.Rate it:

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head for the hillsTo travel to a higher elevation, especially to a rural region on vacation.Rate it:

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Head HonchoThe person who is a leader or is in charge of something, the chief or bossRate it:

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head honchoThe person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization.Rate it:

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head in the cloudsHaving fantastic or impractical dreams; thinking impractically.Rate it:

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Head in the CloudsSomeone who is distracted and preoccupied, scatterbrained, lost in thoughtsRate it:

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head in the cloudsDaydreaming; thinking about matters other than the present reality.Rate it:

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head of steamAmount of energy.Rate it:

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head offTo turn away from the windRate it:

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head offTo avoid some usually negative consequence.Rate it:

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head offTo intercept.Rate it:

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head offTo begin moving away.Rate it:

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head scratcherJuly 2002, Fox News - Attorney: Williams' Kids Near Compromise About Father's Remains.Rate it:

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head scratchersomething you can't figure out; a conundrum; something puzzling for which you don't know the answerRate it:

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head southAlternative form of go south; to decrease or become unfavorable; to take a turn for the worse.Rate it:

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head startA factor conducive to superiority and success.Rate it:

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head startinitial advantageRate it:

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head startFor example, prior to the beginning of a race.Rate it:

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head to toeEntirely; completely; over one's full body.Rate it:

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head tripAn ego trip.Rate it:

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head tripAn experience or set of experiences which is intellectually challenging or stimulating.Rate it:

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head tripA disorienting, exciting experience, especially one consisting mainly of striking sensory impressions.Rate it:

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head tripA state of mind in which one is distracted, disturbed, or unnerved, whether self-induced or resulting from ill-treatment by others.Rate it:

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head waiterrestuarant employeeRate it:

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head-emptierAnything mindless, that doesn't involve thinking.Rate it:

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head-emptierAnything mindless; something that does not involve thinking.Rate it:

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head-onOf a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion.Rate it:

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head-onDirect, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating.Rate it:

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head-scratchingConfusing, perplexing, puzzling.Rate it:

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head-spinninglyincrediblyRate it:

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head-spinninglyincredibly; overwhelminglyRate it:

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head-the-balla stupid person; a nutcaseRate it:

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here's your signA sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.Rate it:

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hit the nail on the headTo do the right thing at the right time and in right way.Rate it:

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hit the nail on the headTo identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.Rate it:

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