go to someone's head

The phrase "go to someone's head" is used to describe situations where success, praise, or alcohol strongly affects someone's behavior or judgment.

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Definition

B2General

(informal)To make someone overly proud or self-important.

Example

Winning the award has really gone to her head; she won't stop bragging about it.
Don't let the compliments go to your head; stay humble.

B2Alcohol

(informal)To cause someone to become quickly intoxicated or disoriented.

Example

The wine went straight to his head because he hadn't eaten all day.
She gets tipsy easily; just one drink goes to her head.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "go to someone's head":

get into someone's head go over someone's head have someone's head turn someone's head get in someone's hair off one's head lose one's head come to a head get ahead of oneself on one's head have one's head read take someone's head off over one's head in one's head hand someone his head flip one's lid go mental hit the roof get under someone's skin go to pot get the better of