have one's head up one's ass

English

Verb

have one's head up one's ass (third-person singular simple present has one's head up one's ass, present participle having one's head up one's ass, simple past and past participle had one's head up one's ass)

1. (slang, derogatory, Canada, US, vulgar) To be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.

Related terms

• get one's head out of one's ass

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: olla pää perseessä (subject in adessive)
• Polish: wyżej sra, niż dupę ma (pl)

See also

• asshat
• think the sun shines out of someone's arse
• up one's own ass