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Meaning of "turn someone's head" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TURN SOMEONE'S HEAD

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURN SOMEONE'S HEAD

turn of phrase
turn off
turn on
turn one´s back on
turn one´s hand to
turn out
turn over
turn over a new leaf
turn queen´s evidence
turn signal
turn something on its head
turn tail
turn the corner
turn the other cheek
turn the screw
turn the tables on someone
turn the tide
turn to
turn turtle
turn up

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURN SOMEONE'S HEAD

against the head
ahead
big head
cylinder head
department head
deputy head
give head
hit the nail on the head
keep one´s head
knock on the head
machine head
off one´s head
on one´s head
pan and tilt head
pressure head
read head
read-write head
short head
shower head
swollen head
year head

Synonyms and antonyms of turn someone's head in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «turn someone's head» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURN SOMEONE'S HEAD

Find out the translation of turn someone's head to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turn someone's head from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turn someone's head» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

把别人的头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gire la cabeza de alguien
570 millions of speakers

English

turn someone´s head
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किसी के सिर बारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحويل رأس شخص ما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

включить чью голову
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

virar a cabeça de alguém
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেউ এর মাথা ঘুরিয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tourner la tête de quelqu´un
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Putar kepala seseorang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jemandem den Kopf drehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誰かの頭を回す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

누군가의 머리를 돌리지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nguripake wong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quay đầu của một ai đó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருவரின் தலையைத் திருப்புங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याच्या डोक्याला वळवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başkasını çevir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

girare la testa di qualcuno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrócić czyjąś głowę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

включити чию голову
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intoarce capul cuiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γυρίστε το κεφάλι κάποιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draai iemand se kop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vända någons huvud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slå noens hode
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turn someone's head

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURN SOMEONE'S HEAD»

The term «turn someone's head» is normally little used and occupies the 125.645 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURN SOMEONE'S HEAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turn someone's head

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURN SOMEONE'S HEAD»

Discover the use of turn someone's head in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turn someone's head and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford Dictionary of English
... impetuously decide to do something. turn someone's head make someone conceited. turn heads attract a great deal of attention or interV- est: she recently turned heads with a nude scene. – phrasal verbs head someone/thing off interV-  ...
Angus Stevenson, 2010
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... to improve. turn full circle: see come full circle at CIRCLE. turn your hand to: see HAND. turn heads: see HEAD. turn someone's head: see HEAD. turn an honest penny: see HONEST. turn in your grave: see GRAVE. turn something inside out: ...
John Ayto, 2010
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
JS^itfelSS I ikfE (i&^f-) (The naughty boy took it into his head to run away from home, if! to toss one's head W. TOSS • to turn someone's head S ^ ! {!£ rt (fSffi ( You should not allow success to turn your hetul.W^m^&^WMf^ ' I to wet the baby's  ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
put our or your or their heads together to consult together. • take or get it into one's head 1 to decide to do something, usually foolishly. 2 to come to believe something, usually wrongly. • turn someone's head 1 to make them vain and conceited.
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Business English Smart Business Talk
Head Head For Head Start Come To A Head Over One's Head Hold One's Head High Turn Someone's Head Keep One's Head/Keep A Level Head Lose One's Head Keep One's Head Down Snap Off/Bite Off (Someone's) Head Count ...
Joern Meissner, Tracy C. Yun, 2008
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Chambers Idioms
... talk through the back of one's head see back. turn (someone's) head to make ( someone) conceited etc: Success has turned his head. two heads are better than one a saying, meaning that 157.
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... see talk. talk through the back of one's head see back. two heads are better than one a saying, meaning that. turn (someone's) head to make (someone) conceited etc: Success has turned his head. company and make it a separate firm. 157.
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Pocket Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus
2 higher up than your immediate supervisor. turn someone's head make someone conceited. head·less adj. head·ship n. head·ache /ˈhedˌāk/ n. 1 a continuous pain in the head. 2 informal something that causes worry. pain in the neck, ...
Oxford University Press, 2010
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Heinemann English Dictionary
2 beyond one's understanding: I'm afraid that book is way over my head. turn someone's head to make someone vain: Don 't let their flattery turn vour head. • head verb 1 to lead or be in front of. 2 to give a heading to. 3 to go in the direction of: ...
‎2001
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
... as well and take it into his head to order me to break my neck carrying cement bags, I hurried on. turn heads attract a great deal of attention or interest. turn someone's head make someone conceited. with your head in the clouds: seeCLOUD.
Judith Siefring, 2004

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURN SOMEONE'S HEAD»

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Bob Baffert grows into racing's grateful elder statesman
Winning back-to-back Kentucky Derbies with horses that had shots at winning the Triple Crown in 1997 and 1998 will turn someone's head. He won a third ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, May 15»
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It's summer, when free-agent dreams come true for NBA general …
... manager, speaking on condition of anonymity because he did not want to be considered tampering, "all you have to do is turn someone's head for a minute.". «Los Angeles Times, Jun 14»

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