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take it into one's head

take it into one's head verb: to be seized with a sudden (often ill-advised) notion.

Verb

take it into one's head (third-person singular simple present takes it into one's head, present participle taking it into one's head, simple past took it into one's head, past participle taken it into one's head)

  1. To be seized with a sudden (often ill-advised) notion.
    • After winning a modest sum on the lottery, he took it into his head to buy a boat.

Forms of take it into one's head

third-person singular presenttakes it into one's head
present participletaking it into one's head
pasttook it into one's head
past participletaken it into one's head

Questions about take it into one's head

What does take it into one's head mean?
Take it into one's head means to be seized with a sudden (often ill-advised) notion.
What part of speech is take it into one's head?
Take it into one's head is a verb.
What is the past tense of take it into one's head?
The past tense of take it into one's head is took it into one's head.

Words near take it into one's head in the dictionary

  1. take it away
  2. take it easy
  3. take it from me
  4. take it from the top
  5. take it in turns
  6. take it into one's head
  7. take it on the arches
  8. take it on the lam
  9. take it or leave it
  10. take it or leave it alone
  11. take it out in

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