take it into one's head

verb

To be seized with a sudden (often ill-advised) notion.

“After winning a modest sum on the lottery, he took it into his head to buy a boat.”

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Meanings

verbtake it into one's head (third-person singular simple present takes it into one's head, present participle taking it into one's head, simple past took it into one's head, past participle taken it into one's head)

present singular third person takes it into one's head · participle present taking it into one's head · past took it into one's head · participle past taken it into one's head

  1. To be seized with a sudden (often ill-advised) notion.

    After winning a modest sum on the lottery, he took it into his head to buy a boat.

Translations

Hungarian fejébe vesz
  • fejébe veszto be seized with a sudden (often ill-advised) notion
Polish ubzdurać sobie
  • ubzdurać sobieto be seized with a sudden (often ill-advised) notion
Cite this entry
APA

take it into one's head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20it%20into%20one's%20head

MLA

“take it into one's head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20it%20into%20one's%20head. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take it into one's head,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20it%20into%20one's%20head.

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