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What does "head" mean?

In addition to the idioms beginning with head, also see beat into someone's head; beat one's head against the wall; big head; bite someone's head off; bring to a head; can't make head or tail of; count noses (heads); do blindfolded (standing on one's head); enter one's mind (head); eyes in the back of one's head; from head to toe; get into one's head; get one's head examined; get through one's head; give someone his or her head; good head on one's shoulders; go to one's head; hang one's head; hang over (one's head); have a head for; have a screw loose (head screwed on right); hide one's head; hide one's head in the sand; hit the nail on the head; hold a gun to someone's head; hold one's head high; in over one's head; keep one's head; laugh one's head off; like a chicken with its head cut off; lose one's head; make one's head spin; need like a hole in the head; not right in the head; off one's head; off the top of one's head; on one's head; on the block (put one's head); over one's head; price on one's head; put ideas in someone's head; put our heads together; rear its ugly head; rocks in one's head; roof over one's head; scratch one's head; shake one's head; soft in the head; swelled head; talk someone's arm (head) off; throw oneself (at someone's head); touched in the head; trouble one's head; turn one's head; upside the head; use one's head.

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

to be about to discharge pus: said of a boil or pimple
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

to confuse, excite, or intoxicate someone
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

to direct one's way toward she headed for home
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

tumbling as if in a somersault
deeply; completely
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

to remain afloat; not sink
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

crazy
delirious; raving

over someone's head

1. too difficult for someone to understand
2. so that someone cannot understand
in spite of someone's prior claim
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

to make someone dizzy
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

Rolling, as in a somersault: tripped and fell head over heels.
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

Beyond one's comprehension.
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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