have (one's) head up (one's) ass

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have (one's) head up (one's) ass

rude slang To be acting in a way that others deem stupid. Primarily heard in US. He has his head up his ass if he thinks we can get all of this work done in one night.

have (one's) head up (one's) ass

To behave in an ignorant or foolish manner.

See also: ass, have, head, up

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have/lack the courage of your convictions
have/play/take/want no part in/of something
have/put skin in the game
have/run a temperature
have/take a butcher's
have/take a gander
have/take a hand in something/in doing something
have/take a shot
have/take a shufti
have/throw a fit
have/want no truck with somebody/something
have/want none of it/that
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havent
haven't
haven't got all day
Haven't I seen you somewhere before?
haven't seen hide nor hair of (someone or something)
haven't seen hide nor hair of someone/something
haven't seen you in a long time
haven't seen you in a month of Sundays
Haven't we met before?
Having a wonderful time. Wish you were here.
having a wonderful time; wish you were here
having the time of my life
having their heads up their asses
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Hawkins
hawks and doves
hawkshaw
hay
hay burner
hay head
hay is for horses
hayseed
haystack
haywire
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hazard a guess
hazard an opinion
haze
haze over
hazel
HBD
HBU
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he can who believes he can
he gives twice who gives quickly
he laughs best who laughs last
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having their asses in a sling
having their blood on her head
having their blood on his head
having their blood on my head
having their blood on our heads
having their blood on their head
having their blood on their heads
having their collar felt
having their collar touched
having their collars felt
having their collars touched
having their day in court
having their ears lowered
having their end away
having their eyes glued to
having their feelers out
having their finger in every pie
having their finger in many pies
having their finger in too many pies
having their fingers burned
having their fingers in too many pies
having their hand in the cookie jar
having their hand out
having their hands full
having their hands in the cookie jar
having their hands out
having their head read
having their head up their ass
having their heads in the clouds
having their heads read
having their heads up their asses
having their heart on their sleeve
having their heart on their sleeves
having their kicking boots on
having their mind about them
having their minds about them
having their name in lights
having their name taken
having their names taken
having their nose in the air
having their nose out of joint
having their noses in the air
having their noses out of joint
having their thinking cap on
having their thinking caps on
having their wits about them
having them bang to rights
having them in
having them in fits
having them in for
having them on
having them on a short leash
having them on a tight leash
having them on short leashes
having them on tight leashes
having them under her spell
having them under her wing
having them under his spell
having them under his wing
having them under my spell
having them under my wing
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