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head for

British  

verb

  1. to go or cause to go (towards)

  2. to be destined for

    to head for trouble
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
head for Idioms  

  1. Proceed or go in a certain direction, as in I'm heading for town, or I believe Karen and Jane are heading for a big quarrel. This expression, which uses head in the sense of “advance toward,” is occasionally amplified with a figurative destination, especially in the American West. For example, head for the hills means “to run away to high and safer ground” or “to flee from danger.” It is often used facetiously, as in Here comes that old bore—head for the hills! Head for the setting sun alludes to where a wanted man or outlaw went when a law-enforcement agent was close behind him, that is, farther west, and head for the last roundup means “to die.” [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

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At the end, he scratched his head for a second and then walked on to shake his players by the hand.

From BBC

Soft-spoken with a head for calculations, Brown’s career criteria included good pay and frequent travel.

From The Wall Street Journal

With a finger on history’s pulse informing his head for politics, he eventually was tapped to host CNN’s public affairs series, “Both Sides with Jesse Jackson,” between 1992 and 2000.

From Salon

“Let’s head for the middle of the pack,” Katherine whispered.

From Literature

His mother Khaleda Zia, who died of an illness late last year, was the party's head for four decades.

From BBC

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