turn someone's head
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
To greatly attract or impress someone
Literally: make someone's head turn
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
It's all the worry you've had, it's turned your head.’
And King Bucar and they who escaped with him hoisted sails and went their way, and never more turned their heads.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “turn someone's head” mean?
To greatly attract or impress someone Literally: make someone's head turn
Is “turn someone's head” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.