cắm đầu cắm cổ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Head down, neck down — rushing headlong, or slogging away without once looking up.
Literally: plant the head, plant the neck
Examples
Nó cắm đầu cắm cổ chạy cho kịp chuyến xe.He ran headlong to catch the bus.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “cắm đầu cắm cổ” mean?
Head down, neck down — rushing headlong, or slogging away without once looking up. Literally: plant the head, plant the neck
Is “cắm đầu cắm cổ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.