What does "head" mean?

See head in WNW Idioms

by a head

by the length of the animal's head, as in horse racing

by the head

or down by the head
Naut. with the bow deeper in the water than the stern

come to a head

  1. to be about to discharge pus: said of a boil or pimple
  2. to culminate, or reach a crisis

get it through one's (or someone's) head

to understand (or cause someone to understand) something

give head

Vulgar, Slang to perform fellatio or cunnilingus (on)

go to someone's head

  1. to confuse, excite, or intoxicate someone
  2. to make someone vain or overconfident

hang one's head

or hide one's head
to lower one's head or conceal one's face in or as in shame

head and shoulders above

definitely superior to

head for

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  1. to direct one's way toward she headed for home
  2. to be destined for he's heading for trouble

head off

to get ahead of and cause to stop or turn away; intercept

one's head off

a great deal; excessively: preceded by a verb he laughed his head off

head over heels

  1. tumbling as if in a somersault
  2. deeply; completely
  3. hurriedly; impetuously; recklessly

heads up!

Informal look out!be careful!

keep one's head

to keep one's poise, self-control, etc.; not become excited or flustered

keep one's head above water

  1. to remain afloat; not sink
  2. to keep oneself alive, out of debt, etc.

lose one's head

to lose one's poise, self-control, etc.; become excited or flustered

make head

to make headway; go forward; advance

make head or tail of

to understand: usually in the negative

on (or upon) someone's head

as someone's burden, responsibility, or misfortune

out of one's head

or out off one's headInformal
  1. crazy
  2. delirious; raving

over someone's head

    1. too difficult for someone to understand
    2. so that someone cannot understand
  1. in spite of someone's prior claim
  2. without consulting someone; to a higher authority

put heads together

or lay heads together
to consult or scheme together

take it into one's head

to conceive the notion, plan, or intention

turn someone's head

  1. to make someone dizzy
  2. to make someone vain or overconfident

See head in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

have a big

/swelled head
To be overly self-confident or conceited.

head and shoulders above

Far superior to: head and shoulders above her colleagues in analytical capability.

head over heels

  1. Rolling, as in a somersault: tripped and fell head over heels.
  2. Completely; hopelessly: head over heels in love.

keep (one's) head

To remain calm; remain in control of oneself.

lose (one's) head

To lose one's poise or self-control.

off

/out of (one's) head
Insane; crazy.

on (one's) head

As one's responsibility or fault: If this project fails, it's on your head.

over (one's) head

  1. Beyond one's comprehension.
  2. Beyond one's financial means.

put heads together

To consult and plan together: Let's put our heads together and solve this problem.

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