take it into one's head

English

Verb

take it into one's head (third-person singular simple present takes it into one's head, present participle taking it into one's head, simple past took it into one's head, past participle taken it into one's head)

1. To be seized with a sudden (often ill-advised) notion.

   After winning a modest sum on the lottery, he took it into his head to buy a boat.

Translations

to be seized with a sudden (often ill-advised) notion

• Hungarian: fejébe vesz