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head1 Show phoneticsnoun [C]
1 BODY the part of your body above your neck which contains your brain, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, etc and on which your hair grows
He fell and hit his head on the table.
2 MIND your mind
All these thoughts were going round in my head.
3 ORGANIZATION the person who is in charge of an organization
Her father is the head of an oil company.
4 SCHOOL (ALSO head teacher ) UK the person in charge of a school
You'll have to ask the head if you can have a day off school.
5 FRONT/TOP the front or top part of something
Who is that at the head of the table?
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The meal costs £20 a head.
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Heads or tails?
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to do, say, or ask for something repeatedly but to be unable to change a situation
I keep asking her not to park there, but it's like banging my head against a brick wall.
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If a problem or disagreement comes to a head, it becomes so bad that you have to start dealing with it.
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to be too difficult for someone to understand
All this talk about philosophy went right over my head.
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If something that you have achieved goes to your head, it makes you too proud.
Fame and fortune had gone to his head.
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to look ashamed or embarrassed
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to stay calm in a difficult situation
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to stop being calm in a difficult situation
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If a problem or something unpleasant raises its ugly head, it becomes a problem that people have to deal with.
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to laugh/shout/scream, etc very much and very loudly
