“in the head”

The following 3 entries include the term in the head.

soft in the head

idiomatic phrase

: foolish, stupid

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like a hole in the head

idiom

: not at all —used with need to say that someone doesn't at all need something

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not right in the head

idiom

: not having a normal mental state or condition

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