take leave of one's senses
- take leave of one's senses
take leave of one's senses
Fig. to become irrational. (Often verbatim with
one's
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What are you doing? Have you taken leave of your senses?
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What a terrible situation! It's enough to make one take leave of one's senses.
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{v. phr.} To go mad; become crazy. * /"Have you taken leave of your senses? "Jake cried, when he saw Andy swallow a live goldfish./
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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take leave of one's senses — {v. phr.} To go mad; become crazy. * / Have you taken leave of your senses? Jake cried, when he saw Andy swallow a live goldfish./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take leave of one's senses — To become irrational • • • Main Entry: ↑leave take leave of one s senses To go mad, start behaving unreasonably or irrationally • • • Main Entry: ↑sense * * * I see sense II (in hyperbo … Useful english dictionary
take\ leave\ of\ one's\ senses — v. phr. To go mad; become crazy. Have you taken leave of your senses? Jake cried, when he saw Andy swallow a live goldfish … Словарь американских идиом
take leave of one's senses — go out on one s mind, go crazy, go insane … English contemporary dictionary
take leave of one's senses — verb To go crazy; to stop behaving rationally … Wiktionary
take leave of — {v. phr.} I. To abandon, go away from, or become separated from. Usually used in the phrase take leave of one s senses . * /Come down from the roof, Billy! Have you taken leave of your senses?/ 2. See: TAKE ONE S LEAVE … Dictionary of American idioms
take leave of — {v. phr.} I. To abandon, go away from, or become separated from. Usually used in the phrase take leave of one s senses . * /Come down from the roof, Billy! Have you taken leave of your senses?/ 2. See: TAKE ONE S LEAVE … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ leave\ of — v. phr. 1. To abandon, go away from, or become separated from. Usually used in the phrase take leave of one s senses . Come down from the roof, Billy! Have you taken leave of your senses? 2. See: take one s leave … Словарь американских идиом
leave — I n. period of absence from duty, work 1) to give, grant a leave 2) to extend smb. s leave 3) to go on leave; to take a leave 4) to overstay one s leave 5) to cancel smb. s leave 6) an annual; compassionate; maternity; research; sabbatical;… … Combinatory dictionary
To take leave — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English