Phrase guide

go to someone's head

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To strongly affect a person, especially to the detriment of his or her senses or mental faculties.

To cloud one's thinking, as do alcohol and many drugs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To strongly affect a person, especially to the detriment of his or her senses or mental faculties.

To greatly raise one's conception of their social status or accomplishments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • He caught the biggest fish on record and it really went to his head.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: nousta päähän — Translations
  • French: monter à la tête — Translations
  • French: entêter — Translations
  • German: zu Kopf steigen — Translations
  • Hungarian: fejébe száll — Translations
  • Italian: entrare in testa — Translations
  • Italian: dare alla testa — Translations
  • Polish: uderzać do głowy — Translations
  • Polish: uderzyć do głowy — Translations
  • Romanian: i se urca la cap — Translations
  • Russian: уда́рить в го́лову (udáritʹ v gólovu) — Translations
  • Russian: вскружи́ть го́лову (vskružítʹ gólovu) — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: udariti u glavu — Translations
  • Spanish: subir a la cabeza — Translations
  • Welsh: codi i'w ben — Translations