head to head – phrases

Terms for subject Idiomatic containing head to head | all forms | in specified order only

English	Russian
come to a head	накалиться до предела (Arky)
come to a head	наступить (о развязке, решающем моменте: Things are coming to a head. – наступает решающий момент • He told how matters came to a head on Saturday night when she allegedly repeatedly stabbed a wall with a knife at their rented house after she got drunk while celebrating his 30th birthday dailymail.co.uk ART Vancouver)
drive the nail to the head	доводить дело до конца (Yeldar Azanbayev)
drive the nail to the head	поставить финальную точку (Yeldar Azanbayev)
drive the nail to the head	вбить гвоздь по самую шляпку (Yeldar Azanbayev)
hold a gun to someone's head	выворачивать руки (Yeldar Azanbayev)
hold a gun to head	выворачивать руки (Yeldar Azanbayev)
hold a pistol to head	поставить кого-либо в безвыходное положение (If someone holds a gun to your head or puts a gun to your head, they force you to do something by threatening very bad consequences if you do not do it.: If someone holds a gun to your head or puts a gun to your head, they force you to do something by threatening very bad consequences if you do not do it. thefreedictionary.com)
let stardom go to one's head	заболеть звёздной болезнью (She is smart and funny and obviously doesn't let Hollywood stardom go to her head. – не болеет звёздной болезнью ART Vancouver)
not be able to make head or tail of	не мочь разобраться в (used with a negative) to attempt to understand (a problem, etc): He couldn't make head or tail of the case. В.И.Макаров)
not be able to make head or tail of	не смыслить ни уха ни рыла (Нора Галь z484z)
not be able to make head or tail of something	не смыслить ни уха, ни рыла (Lana Falcon)
not to have a brain in one's head	плохо соображать (Bobrovska)
not to have a brain in one's head	не иметь ничего в голове (Bobrovska)
not to have a brain in one's head	быть безмозглым (Bobrovska)
not to have got a brain in one's head	плохо соображать (Bobrovska)
not to have got a brain in one's head	не иметь ничего в голове (You haven't got a brain in your head! – Головы у вас на плечах нет, вот что! Bobrovska)
not to have got a brain in one's head	быть безмозглым (Bobrovska)
perform head-to-head	идти нос к носу (against ... – с ... Alex_Odeychuk)
sleep head-to-toe	спать валетом (masizonenko)
there's no need to run around like a chicken with its head cut off!	не пори горячку!

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