take leave of one's senses

take leave of one's senses
take leave of one's senses
Fig. to become irrational. (Often verbatim with

one's

.) •

What are you doing? Have you taken leave of your senses?

What a terrible situation! It's enough to make one take leave of one's senses.

* * *
{v. phr.} To go mad; become crazy. * /"Have you taken leave of your senses? "Jake cried, when he saw Andy swallow a live goldfish./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • take leave of one's senses — {v. phr.} To go mad; become crazy. * / Have you taken leave of your senses? Jake cried, when he saw Andy swallow a live goldfish./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • take\ leave\ of\ one's\ senses — v. phr. To go mad; become crazy. Have you taken leave of your senses? Jake cried, when he saw Andy swallow a live goldfish …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • take leave of one's senses — verb To go crazy; to stop behaving rationally …   Wiktionary

  • take leave of — {v. phr.} I. To abandon, go away from, or become separated from. Usually used in the phrase take leave of one s senses . * /Come down from the roof, Billy! Have you taken leave of your senses?/ 2. See: TAKE ONE S LEAVE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take leave of — {v. phr.} I. To abandon, go away from, or become separated from. Usually used in the phrase take leave of one s senses . * /Come down from the roof, Billy! Have you taken leave of your senses?/ 2. See: TAKE ONE S LEAVE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take\ leave\ of — v. phr. 1. To abandon, go away from, or become separated from. Usually used in the phrase take leave of one s senses . Come down from the roof, Billy! Have you taken leave of your senses? 2. See: take one s leave …   Словарь американских идиом

  • leave — I n. period of absence from duty, work 1) to give, grant a leave 2) to extend smb. s leave 3) to go on leave; to take a leave 4) to overstay one s leave 5) to cancel smb. s leave 6) an annual; compassionate; maternity; research; sabbatical;… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • To take leave — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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