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English
Pronunciation
Prepositional phrase
in one's head
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, one's, head.
- (idiomatic, of information, a plan, etc.) Within one's intellect, memory, or mind.
1996 March 24, Frank Bruni, “The Grunge American Novel”, in New York Times, retrieved 9 December 2106:"I have actually gotten to revisit, in my head, all the museums I've ever gone to."
- (idiomatic, of a false belief, delusion, etc.) Within one's imagination; without basis in reality.
1993 November 28, John Schwartz, “Caution: Children at play on information highway”, in Washington Post, retrieved 9 December 2106:"Kids disappear into imaginary relationships all the time" . . . but "usually there's a limit to how far that imaginary relationship can go, because it's all in their head."
2006 October 22, Pam Belluck, “Living With Love, Chaos and Haley”, in New York Times, retrieved 9 December 2106:When a neurologist ruled out medical causes like Lyme disease, Ms. Abaspour recalled, her husband said, “I think we should just give her a placebo — it’s all in her head.”
- (idiomatic, mathematics, of performing a calculation) Mentally.
1902, Joseph Conrad, chapter 5, in The End of the Tether:Captain Whalley, who seemed lost in a mental effort as of doing a sum in his head, gave a slight start.
- (idiomatic) Anxious due to overthinking an issue.
Usage notes
- In the senses of "within one's mind" and "within one's imagination", sometimes preceded by all as an intensifier emphasizing that the indicated information, belief, etc. is entirely and exclusively within one's mind or imagination.