Idiom
use one's head
Meaning
To think carefully, especially as an alternative to being guided by one's emotions.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please use your head before you make a big mistake.”
“The situation is getting dangerous, so you need to use your head and stay calm.”
“Rather than reacting with anger to the sudden crisis, the manager chose to use her head and devise a logical solution.”
Examples
simple
“Please use your head before you make a big mistake.”
contextual
“The situation is getting dangerous, so you need to use your head and stay calm.”
complex
“Rather than reacting with anger to the sudden crisis, the manager chose to use her head and devise a logical solution.”
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