have one's head read

Meaning: (dated)To have thebumps,indentations, andshapeof one'sskullexamined and interpreted by aphrenologist.1931January 1, “Pain stays in head after $8,500 "cure"”, inDeseret News, retrieved29 April 2013, page 3:He told the police that he went to a couple of "phrenologists" tohave his head readwith the idea of getting rid of the pain in his stomach.2005January 26,William Grimes, “The Brain: False Assumptions and Cruel Operations”, inNew York Times, retrieved29 April 2013:In the summer of 1849, Walt Whitman walked into an office on Nassau Street in Manhattan tohave his head read. Lorenzo Niles Fowler, a phrenologist, palpated 35 areas on both sides of the skull corresponding to emotional or intellectual capacities in the brain.; (idiomatic)To have one'smental healthassessed, to receive apsychiatricexamination.Synonym:have one's head examined1957January 30, Pete Pederson, “Spinney's Win Baffles Turf Experts”, inLos Angeles Times, retrieved29 April 2013, page C4:"A guy who thinks he gets smart in this horse-race game oughtahave his head read."1959March 22, “Dear Abby: It's Bird-Bee Time”, inMilwaukee Sentinel, retrieved29 April 2013, page 4D:She is not crazy so don't tell me to take her to a doctor tohave her head read.2010August 16,Tony Karon, “Bush left the White House but what else has changed?”, inlebanonwire.com, retrieved29 April 2013:Mr Gibbs says those who think Mr Obama is like George W Bush need to “have their heads read”.

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