take something to the head

verb

To consume or ingest (e.g. food, drink, drugs, etc.) through the mouth or by snorting; to take.

“I'm about to take this forty to the head.”

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Meanings

verbtake something to the head (third-person singular simple present takes something to the head, present participle taking something to the head, simple past took something to the head, past participle taken something to the head)

present singular third person takes something to the head · participle present taking something to the head · past took something to the head · participle past taken something to the head · alternative take something to the face

  1. slangTo consume or ingest (e.g. food, drink, drugs, etc.) through the mouth or by snorting; to take.

    I'm about to take this forty to the head.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, something, to, the, head.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
take something to the face

Origin

From literally lifting something toward the head and face in order to consume it.

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APA

take something to the head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20something%20to%20the%20head

MLA

“take something to the head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20something%20to%20the%20head. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take something to the head,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20something%20to%20the%20head.

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