go to (someone's) head

go to (someone's) head
go to (someone's) head 1. if an alcoholic drink goes to someone's head, it makes them feel drunk very quickly.

That glass of wine I had before supper went straight to my head.

2. if success goes to someone's head, it makes them believe they are more important than they are.

Just because you won the poetry prize, you won't let it go to your head now, will you?


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