have one's head read

Definitions

1. 1

   To have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a…

   To have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.

   • He told the police that he went to a couple of "phrenologists" to have his head read with the idea of getting rid of the pain in his stomach.
2. 2

   To have one's mental health assessed, to receive a psychiatric examination.

   • "A guy who thinks he gets smart in this horse-race game oughta have his head read."
   • She is not crazy so don't tell me to take her to a doctor to have her head read.
   • Mr Gibbs says those who think Mr Obama is like George W Bush need to “have their heads read”.

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