lose\ one's\ head\ over

lose\ one's\ head\ over
v. phr.
1. To panic.

"Let's not lose our heads," the captain cried. "We have good lifeboats on this vessel."

2. To become deeply infatuated with someone.

Don't lose your head over Jane; she is already married.

Contrast: keep one's head

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  • lose one's head (over) — {v. phr.} 1. To panic. * / Let s not lose our heads, the captain cried. We have good lifeboats on this vessel. / 2. To become deeply infatuated with someone. * /Don t lose your head over Jane; she is already married./ Contrast: KEEP ONE S HEAD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lose one's head (over) — {v. phr.} 1. To panic. * / Let s not lose our heads, the captain cried. We have good lifeboats on this vessel. / 2. To become deeply infatuated with someone. * /Don t lose your head over Jane; she is already married./ Contrast: KEEP ONE S HEAD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • To lose one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lose\ one's\ head — v. phr. 1. To panic. Let s not lose our heads, the captain cried. We have good lifeboats on this vessel. 2. To become deeply infatuated with someone. Don t lose your head over Jane; she is already married. Contrast: keep one s head …   Словарь американских идиом

  • To be out of one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To give one the head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To show one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • head — ► NOUN 1) the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs. 2) a person in charge; a director or leader. 3) the front, forward, or upper part or end of something …   English terms dictionary

  • head — [hed] n. [ME hede, heved < OE heafod, akin to Ger haupt (OHG houbit, Goth haubith) < IE base * kaput (orig. prob. cup shaped) > L caput: merged in Gmc with word akin to OHG hūba, a cap, crest (Ger haube) < IE base * keu , to bend,… …   English World dictionary

  • Over the head of — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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