do someone's head in
do someone's head in verb: to frustrate, infuriate, irritate or disturb someone.
Verb
do someone's head in (third-person singular simple present does someone's head in, present participle doing someone's head in, simple past did someone's head in, past participle done someone's head in)
- To frustrate, infuriate, irritate or disturb someone.
- Please stop reading the name of every sign we come across; it's doing my head in!
- ‘So you spend the nights listening to music?’
‘And thinking. Does my head in, thoughts going round and round. Dope stops it. The medication sort of does a bit, but not the same.’2005, Richard Bryant-Jefferies, Responding to a Serious Mental Health Problem: Person-Centred Dialogues, page 101
Forms of do someone's head in
| third-person singular present | does someone's head in |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing someone's head in |
| past | did someone's head in |
| past participle | done someone's head in |
Questions about do someone's head in
- What does do someone's head in mean?
- Do someone's head in means to frustrate, infuriate, irritate or disturb someone.
- What part of speech is do someone's head in?
- Do someone's head in is a verb.
- What is the past tense of do someone's head in?
- The past tense of do someone's head in is did someone's head in.
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