Who put that idea into your head?
•No one put it in my head. I thought of it all by myself.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
put a gun to someone's head — hold/put/a gun to someone’s head informal phrase to blackmail someone (=force them to do something by threatening to do something bad to them) Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
hold/put a gun to someone's head — to force someone to do something by using threats You don t have to go if you don t want to. No one s holding a gun to your head. • • • Main Entry: ↑gun … Useful english dictionary
put ideas into someone's head — To fill someone with unsuitable or over exalted aspirations • • • Main Entry: ↑idea * * * put ideas into someone’s head informal phrase to make someone think that they can or should do something, especially something that other people do not… … Useful english dictionary
put ideas into someone's head — put ideas into (someone s) head to make someone want to do something they had not thought about doing before, especially something stupid. Don t go putting ideas into his head. We haven t got the money for a car. (often in continuous tenses) Who… … New idioms dictionary
hold a gun to someone's head — hold/put/a gun to someone’s head informal phrase to blackmail someone (=force them to do something by threatening to do something bad to them) Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
put ideas into someone's head — informal to make someone think that they can or should do something, especially something that other people do not approve of Don t talk to Ralph about joining the army: I don t want you putting ideas into his head … English dictionary
put something into someone's head — suggest something to someone who s being putting ideas into your head? … Useful english dictionary
head — [hed] n. [ME hede, heved < OE heafod, akin to Ger haupt (OHG houbit, Goth haubith) < IE base * kaput (orig. prob. cup shaped) > L caput: merged in Gmc with word akin to OHG hūba, a cap, crest (Ger haube) < IE base * keu , to bend,… … English World dictionary
put ideas into head — put ideas into (someone s) head to make someone want to do something they had not thought about doing before, especially something stupid. Don t go putting ideas into his head. We haven t got the money for a car. (often in continuous tenses) Who… … New idioms dictionary
head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head … Dictionary of contemporary English
head — head1 [ hed ] noun *** ▸ 1 top part of body ▸ 2 your mind and thoughts ▸ 3 leader of group ▸ 4 top/front part of something ▸ 5 white bubbles on beer ▸ 6 where river begins ▸ 7 top of drum ▸ 8 center of spot on skin ▸ 9 for counting animals ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
