go to someone's head

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go to someone's head

verb goes to someone's head · going to someone's head · went to someone's head · gone to someone's head

  1. idiomatic To cloud one's thinking, as do alcohol and many drugs. That one glass has gone to my head, that is, touched my brain; slightly, to be sure, but enough to weaken my will.

    Similar: turn someone's head

  2. idiomatic To greatly raise one's conception of their social status or accomplishments. He caught the biggest fish on record and it really went to his head.

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Españolsubir a la cabeza
Françaismonter à la tête, entêter
Deutschzu Kopf steigen
Italianoentrare in testa, dare alla testa
Românăi se urca la cap
Русскийуда́рить в го́лову udáritʹ v gólovu, вскружи́ть го́лову vskružítʹ gólovu

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@misc{go_to_someone_s_head_2026,
  title = {go to someone's head},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20to%20someone's%20head},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}