to think with one's little head
- idiom
- Informal
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act por impulso
- She admitted that she was thinking with her little head when she quit her job on impulse.
Examples
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Whenever he made decisions about relationships, he tended to think with his little head.
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He often thinks with his little head instead of using logic.
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In stressful situations, it's easy to think with your little head and let emotions drive your actions.
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Don't think with your little head!
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In stressful situations, it's easy to think with your little head and let emotions drive your actions.
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She admitted that she was thinking with her little head when she quit her job on impulse.
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Whenever he made decisions about relationships, he tended to think with his little head.
Synonyms
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6.4
To become very upset and unable to think clearly
How Logical
Surface Forms
Morphology
think + with + one's + little + head
The literal parts ('think' + 'with' + 'little' + 'head') allow a learner to infer a metaphor of poor, non-serious or suboptimal thinking (i.e. using a 'small' or inadequate head). However, the precise nuance that this means acting on emotion rather than logical reasoning is a figurative extension not fully predictable from the constituents alone and depends on idiomatic usage, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Think with one's little head gives the image of using a small, childish part of the mind—the little head—so you act from 'feelings' rather than careful thought. So, it means 'to decide or act by emotion, not reason'.