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141 off one's head
(off one's head (тж. преим. амер. out of one's head))1) сошедший с ума, помешанный, безумный, спятивший, рехнувшийсяHis eyes were so shifty and bright we thought he was clean off his head. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. II) — Глаза так и горят, так и бегают по сторонам - мы уж думали, он совсем спятил.
A hundred times he had heard the old man spoken of as a little off his head... (Sh. Anderson, ‘Winesburg, Ohio’, ‘Loneliness’) — Сто раз доводилось ему слышать о старике, что, мол, у него не все дома...
In the morning when Andrew Masters came to see how he felt, Pledger was half out of his head. (A. Saxton, ‘The Great Midland’, ‘The First War’, ‘1919’) — Утром Эндрю Мастерс, пришедший справиться о здоровье Пледжера, нашел его в бреду.
2) (with smth.) как безумный, обезумевший, вне себя (от чего-л.)And I told little Mona Fox about the broadcast, and the kid's nearly off her head. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Daylight on Saturday’, ch. 33) — Ну, а насчет участия в радиопередаче я сказал Моне Фокс, и девушка от радости голову потеряла.
They tell me Shawhead's near off his head with anxiety. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Adventures in Two Worlds’, ch. 2) — Мне сказали, что Шохед с ума сходит от беспокойства.
‘How does he hope to get back across such difficult country at night like that?’ Quartermain said. ‘He must be off his head.’ (J. Aldridge, ‘The Last Exile’, ch. XLII) — - И как Амин только решается возвращаться ночью по такому бездорожью, - сказал Куортермейн. - Должно быть, он сошел с ума.
См. также в других словарях:
head-out — The starting point of a mail run or trip … Glossary of postal terms
head out — {v.} 1. To go or point away. * /The ship left port and headed out to sea./ * /The car was parked beside the house. It was headed out towards the street./ 2. {informal} Leave; start out. * /I have a long way to go before dark. I m going to head… … Dictionary of American idioms
head out — {v.} 1. To go or point away. * /The ship left port and headed out to sea./ * /The car was parked beside the house. It was headed out towards the street./ 2. {informal} Leave; start out. * /I have a long way to go before dark. I m going to head… … Dictionary of American idioms
head\ out — v 1. To go or point away. The ship left port and headed out to sea. The car was parked beside the house. It was headed out towards the street. 2. informal Leave; start out. I have a long way to go before dark. I m going to head out … Словарь американских идиом
head out — leave, start out It is time that we head out for the movie now or we will be late … Idioms and examples
head out — leave, depart We should head out soon. We have a long way to go … English idioms
get your head out of the clouds — be more realistic, come down to earth, get real You can dream at home, but please get your head out of the clouds when you come to work … English idioms
out of one's head — or[out of one s mind] or[out of one s senses] also[off one s head] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Acting in a crazy way; especially, wildly crazy. * /The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched./ * /Her friends thought she was out … Dictionary of American idioms
out of one's head — or[out of one s mind] or[out of one s senses] also[off one s head] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Acting in a crazy way; especially, wildly crazy. * /The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched./ * /Her friends thought she was out … Dictionary of American idioms
out of one's mind — See: OUT OF ONE S HEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
out of one's mind — See: OUT OF ONE S HEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
