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give your head a wobble

give your head a wobble phrase: think again; an admonition to somebody who is behaving badly or saying something unacceptable.

Phrase

give your head a wobble

  1. (UK, colloquial) Think again; an admonition to somebody who is behaving badly or saying something unacceptable.
    • Give your head a wobble, Zoë, I told myself. You can't go around being broken-hearted because your heart isn't broken any more. That would be off-the-scale ridiculous.2020, Sophie Ranald, Thank You, Next

Synonyms of give your head a wobble

Questions about give your head a wobble

What does give your head a wobble mean?
Give your head a wobble means think again; an admonition to somebody who is behaving badly or saying something unacceptable.
What part of speech is give your head a wobble?
Give your head a wobble is a phrase.

Words near give your head a wobble in the dictionary

  1. give way sign
  2. give way signs
  3. give weight
  4. give what for
  5. give with one hand and take away with the other
  6. give your head a wobble
  7. give zero fucks
  8. give-and-go
  9. give-and-gos
  10. give-and-take
  11. give-away

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