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take something to the head

take something to the head verb: to consume or ingest (e.g. food, drink, drugs, etc.) through the mouth or by snorting; to take.

Verb

take something to the head (third-person singular simple present takes something to the head, present participle taking something to the head, simple past took something to the head, past participle taken something to the head)

  1. (slang) To consume or ingest (e.g. food, drink, drugs, etc.) through the mouth or by snorting; to take.
    • I'm about to take this forty to the head.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, something, to, the, head.

Forms of take something to the head

third-person singular presenttakes something to the head
present participletaking something to the head
pasttook something to the head
past participletaken something to the head
alternative formtake something to the face

Origin of take something to the head

From literally lifting something toward the head and face in order to consume it.

Questions about take something to the head

What does take something to the head mean?
Take something to the head means to consume or ingest (e.g. food, drink, drugs, etc.) through the mouth or by snorting; to take.
What part of speech is take something to the head?
Take something to the head is a verb.
What is the past tense of take something to the head?
The past tense of take something to the head is took something to the head.

Words near take something to the head in the dictionary

  1. take something in stride
  2. take something off someone's hands
  3. take something to
  4. take something to one's grave
  5. take something to the face
  6. take something to the head
  7. take steps
  8. take stock
  9. take ten
  10. take that
  11. Take Thatter

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