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Idiom

get one's head straight

Meaning

To clear one's mind; to think clearly.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I need a long walk to get my head straight.”

“After the stressful meeting, he went for a run to get his head straight before making any decisions.”

“She took a month of solitude in the mountains, hoping the silence would help her get her head straight after the chaotic end of her career.”

Examples

simple

“I need a long walk to get my head straight.”

contextual

“After the stressful meeting, he went for a run to get his head straight before making any decisions.”

complex

“She took a month of solitude in the mountains, hoping the silence would help her get her head straight after the chaotic end of her career.”

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