take\ a\ notion

take\ a\ notion
• take (it) into one's head
• take a notion informal
v. phr.
To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking.

The boy suddenly took it into his head to leave school and get a job.

Grandmother keeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever she takes a notion.


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  • take a notion — See: TAKE INTO ONE S HEAD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take a notion — See: TAKE INTO ONE S HEAD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take\ into\ one's\ head — • take (it) into one s head • take a notion informal v. phr. To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. The boy suddenly took it into his head to leave school and get a job. Grandmother keeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take\ it\ into\ one's\ head — • take (it) into one s head • take a notion informal v. phr. To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. The boy suddenly took it into his head to leave school and get a job. Grandmother keeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • notion — See: HALF A MIND also HALF A NOTION, TAKE INTO ONE S HEAD or TAKE A NOTION …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • notion — See: HALF A MIND also HALF A NOTION, TAKE INTO ONE S HEAD or TAKE A NOTION …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • notion — See: half a mind also half a notion, take into one s head or take a notion …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take it into one's head — or {informal}[take a notion] {v. phr.} To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. * /The boy suddenly took it into his head to leave school and get a job./ * /Grandmother keeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever she takes a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take it into one's head — or {informal}[take a notion] {v. phr.} To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. * /The boy suddenly took it into his head to leave school and get a job./ * /Grandmother keeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever she takes a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take it into one's head — 1. To conceive the (esp wrong or foolish) notion, believe (with that) 2. To conceive the (esp misguided) intention of (with to) • • • Main Entry: ↑head …   Useful english dictionary

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