turn one's head
Idioms-
Cause to become infatuated, as in The new teacher turned all the girls' heads . [Mid-1800s]
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Cause to become conceited, as in Winning that prize has turned his head . A 16th-century translator of Seneca used this phrase: “His head was turned by too great success” ( Ad Lucullus , 1571).
Example Sentences
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The mountains in themselves are intoxicating enough to turn one's head; but then of course much depends upon the kind of head one possesses.
From One Year Abroad by Blanche Willis Howard
Louise sometimes is delightfully companionable, and kind enough to turn one's head.
From The Hillman by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Who would believe that one has but to turn one's head, and there is nothing but conflagration and ruin!. . .
From Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 by André Chevrillon
It is enough to turn one's head to look over her colonial blue-books.
From American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History by John Fiske
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