/hæv jɔː ˈhɛd ɪn ðə ˈklaʊdz/
English idiom, everyday. To be lost in thought and not paying attention.
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How do people use Have your head in the clouds
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Everyday English, said about someone who’s distracted or not facing reality: “He had his head in the clouds in class.” It can be mild teasing or a real complaint, and it also covers people with big impractical dreams.
Also said with your head in the clouds, have one’s head in the clouds
Have your head in the clouds
in real sentences
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He has his head in the clouds.
Tatoeba, sentence by AqQoyriq_1, CC BY 2.0 FR
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If only he was more practical. He always has his head in the clouds.
Tatoeba, sentence by WarsawWill, CC BY 2.0 FR
Where does Have your head in the clouds
come from?
English Wiktionary gives no origin or date. The image is someone so tall in their thoughts that their head is up among the clouds, away from the ground everyone else stands on, and its opposite is having your feet on the ground.
Mistakes learners make with Have your head in the clouds
Learners keep “your” for other people (“she has your head in the clouds”). Match the pronoun: “she has her head in the clouds”.
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