have one's head read

Meanings:

• 1.

  historicalUSUKdated
  • To have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.

• 2.

  USUKneutralformal
  • To undergo a psychiatric or psychological examination; to have one's mental health assessed.

• 3.

  USUKinformalcolloquial
  • (Often used as an admonition) To be foolish or crazy; used to suggest that someone's judgment or behavior is unwise.