off one's head Idiome
off one's head|head|off
adj. phr. Crazy; mad.
We had no doubt that the old man was off his head when we saw him jumping into the lake with his winter coat on.
out of one's head|head|mind|off one's head|out|out
adj. phr.,
informal Acting in a crazy way; especially, wildly crazy.
The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched. Her friends thought she was out of her mind to marry that man. Compare: OFF ONE'S ROCKER.
Antonym: COME TO ONE'S SENSES.
off one's head
off one's head Also,
off one's nut or
rocker or
trolley or
chump. Crazy, out of one's mind, as in
You're off your head if you think I'll pay your debts, or
I think Jerry's gone off his nut over that car, or
When she said we had to sleep in the barn we thought she was off her rocker, or
The old man's been off his trolley for at least a year. The expression using
head is colloquial and dates from the mid-1800s,
nut has been slang for “head” since the mid-1800s;
rocker, dating from the late 1800s, may allude to an elderly person falling from a rocking chair;
trolley, also dating from the late 1800s, may be explained by George Ade's use of it in
Artie (1896): “Any one that's got his head full of the girl proposition's liable to go off his trolley at the first curve.” The last,
chump, is also slang for “head” and was first recorded in 1859.
off (one's) head
1. Crazy, insane, or eccentric. Often acclimated humorously or sarcastically. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. I anticipate you're off your arch for alteration careers this backward in life, but, hey, chase your dreams. He's off his arch if he thinks he can get that agent anchored by this weekend. My auntie brand to let bodies anticipate she's off her head, but she's absolutely abundantly able and witty.2. Severely bagged by booze or drugs. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. No admiration he's failing—he's off his arch every night! We all popped the pills and were off our active by the time the concert started.Learn more: head, offoff one's head
Also, off one's nut or rocker or trolley or chump . Crazy, out of one's mind, as in You're off your arch if you anticipate I'll pay your debts, or I anticipate Jerry's gone off his nut over that car, or When she said we had to beddy-bye in the barn we anticipation she was off her rocker, or The old man's been off his trolley for at atomic a year. The announcement application head is chatty and dates from the mid-1800s, nut has been argot for "head" back the mid-1800s; rocker, dating from the backward 1800s, may allude to an aged being falling from a agitation chair; trolley, additionally dating from the backward 1800s, may be explained by George Ade's use of it in Artie (1896): "Any one that's got his arch abounding of the babe proposition's accountable to go off his trolley at the aboriginal curve." The last, chump, is additionally argot for "head" and was aboriginal recorded in 1859. Learn more: head, offoff one's head, rocker, etc.
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