go to one's head
Make one dizzy or drunk, as in Wine always goes to her head. [c. 1900]
Make one proud or vain, as in All this money is going to his head. [Early 1900s]
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Words nearby go to one's head
go together, go to hell, go to it, go-to-meeting, go too far, go to one's head, go to pieces, go to pot, go to show, go to the devil, go to the dogs
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