You're leaving your family and your job to travel round the world, at your age? Have you taken leave of your senses?
(often used in questions)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have taken leave of senses — have taken leave of (your) senses old fashioned if you have taken leave of your senses, you are behaving in a strange or silly way. You re leaving your family and your job to travel round the world, at your age? Have you taken leave of your… … New idioms dictionary
take leave of your senses — phrase to start behaving in a way that is not sensible or reasonable Have you taken leave of your senses? Thesaurus: to be, or to become crazy or stupidsynonym Main entry: leave * * * take leave of your senses : to begin acting or thinking in a… … Useful english dictionary
take leave of your senses — To say to someone have you taken leave of your senses? means that you think their behaviour is crazy. You re going skiing in this blizzard? Have you taken leave of your senses? … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take leave of your senses — to start behaving in a way that is not sensible or reasonable Have you taken leave of your senses? … English dictionary
leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… … Dictionary of contemporary English
leave — 1 /li:v/ verb past tense and past participle left LEAVE A PLACE, VEHICLE 1 LEAVE (I, T) to go away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office? | They were so noisy that the manager asked them to leave. (+ for): They re leaving… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
leave — leave1 [ liv ] (past tense and past participle left [ left ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go away from place ▸ 2 go away permanently ▸ 3 stop working for someone etc. ▸ 4 put something somewhere ▸ 5 make something that remains ▸ 6 make someone feel/think ▸ 7… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leave — [[t]li͟ːv[/t]] ♦ leaves, leaving, left 1) VERB If you leave a place or person, you go away from that place or person. [V n] He would not be allowed to leave the country... [V n] I simply couldn t bear to leave my little girl … English dictionary
take leave of one's senses — {v. phr.} To go mad; become crazy. * / Have you taken leave of your senses? Jake cried, when he saw Andy swallow a live goldfish./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take leave of one's senses — {v. phr.} To go mad; become crazy. * / Have you taken leave of your senses? Jake cried, when he saw Andy swallow a live goldfish./ … Dictionary of American idioms
