go to smb.'s head

go to smb.'s head
1) ударить в голову (особ. о вине)

They were all sober people, and the wine they had drunk went to their heads. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 74) — Все трое пили редко, и вино сразу ударило им в голову.

Its freshness went a little to his head, so impregnated with ozone or iodine, or whatever it was nowadays. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part III, ch. XI) — У него слегка закружилась голова от той свежести, насыщенной озоном, или йодом, или как это теперь называют.

2) вскружить кому-л. голову (похвалами, кокетством и т. п.)

But alongside her hard efficiency Dinny could well perceive a strange almost feline fascination that would go to any man's head if she chose that it should. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. X) — Под напористой деловитостью Джин Динни чувствовала какое-то странное, хищное очарование - стоит ей захотеть, и она вскружит голову любому мужчине.

The publishers had praised his novel pretty highly and it rather went to his head. (E. Hemingway, ‘The Sun Also Rises’, ch. II) — Издатели расхвалили его роман, и это вскружило ему голову.

3) целиком поглотить чьё-л. внимание

Unfortunately he can't spare you any time. He's very busy writing a book and it's gone to his head. — К сожалению, он не может уделить вам времени. Он очень занят, работа над книгой целиком поглощает его внимание.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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