| 单词 | to go to a person's head |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go to a person's head f. to go to a person's head: (originally of alcoholic drink) to intoxicate, impair the faculties or judgement of a person; (in extended use) to make conceited or overconfident. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > make drunk (of drink) tox1637 intoxicate1687 to strike up into the head1711 to go to a person's head1808 mount1884 mickey-finn1933 mickey1946 the mind > emotion > pride > be proud [verb (intransitive)] > make proud to go to a person's head1926 1808 H. Murray tr. J.-F. Marmontel Mem. I. iv. 333 While yet warm with acting, she drank this wine, and it went to her head [Fr. il lui porta à la tête]. 1836 Lit. Gaz. 30 July 492/2 You have only to make him drink; a single glass would go to his head, and then my mill is done for. 1866 F. Browne Hidden Sin xxii. 75/2 The words seemed to come from her heart, and went to my head like new wine. 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 20/2 It seemed as if power had gone to his head. 1942 A. Christie Body in Libr. xii. 108 He settled a large sum of money on Frank... It went to Frank's head. 1990 P. Auster Music of Chance vii. 156 Neither one of them was used to drinking champagne, and the bubbles had quickly gone to their heads. 2007 N.Y. Times Mag. 4 Feb. 53/1 A defrocked superhero..whose special powers went to his head and got him booted out of the Elite League. < as lemmas |
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