give your head a wobble

phrase

Think again; an admonition to somebody who is behaving badly or saying something unacceptable.

Meanings

phrase
  1. UKcolloquialThink again; an admonition to somebody who is behaving badly or saying something unacceptable.

    Give your head a wobble, Zoë, I told myself. You can't go around being broken-hearted because your heart isn't broken any more. That would be off-the-scale ridiculous.

    2020, Sophie Ranald, Thank You, Next

    Synonyms: have a word with oneself

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseThink again; an admonition to somebody who is behaving badly or saying something unacceptable.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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