Meaning of in one's head | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, one's, head.
2. Within one's intellect, memory, or mind.
   idiomatic, usually
3. Within one's imagination; without basis in reality.
   idiomatic, usually
4. Mentally.
   idiomatic
5. Anxious due to overthinking an issue.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“"I have⟳ actually gotten to revisit, in my head, all the museums I've ever gone to."”

“The old-school way, with the chief scout having it all in his head, gave no continuity. If he gets run⟳ over by a bus he takes all the knowledge with him.”

“"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."”

“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.””

“The tape was the piece of evidence that assured Cohle that this grand conspiracy wasn't all in his head.”

“Captain Whalley, who seemed lost in a mental effort as of doing a sum in his head, gave a slight start⟳.”

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