- head\ for
- v. phr.To go in the direction of.
We left early in the morning and headed for Niagara Falls.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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head for the hills — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get far away in a hurry; run away and hide. Often used imperatively. * /Head for the hills. The bandits are coming./ * /He saw the crowd chasing him, so he headed for the hills./ * /When they saw the mean boy coming, they … Dictionary of American idioms
head for — {v. phr.} To go in the direction of. * /We left early in the morning and headed for Niagara Falls./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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have a (good) head for — {v. phr.} To have a special talent in a certain area. * /Joan has quite a good head for business administration./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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head — See: ACID HEAD, BEAT INTO ONE S HEAD, BEAT ONE S HEAD AGAINST A WALL, BIG HEAD, COUNT HEADS, EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE S HEAD, FROM HEAD TO FOOT, GET THROUGH ONE S HEAD, GOOD HEAD ON ONE S SHOULDERS, GO TO ONE S HEAD, HANG ONE S HEAD, HAVE ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
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for the hills — See: HEAD FOR THE HILLS … Dictionary of American idioms
