have a head for sth

have a head for sth
have a (good) head for sth
to be very good at something: »

She had a good head for business.

Main Entry: head

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • have a good head for sth — have a (good) head for sth ► to be very good at something: »She had a good head for business. Main Entry: ↑head …   Financial and business terms

  • head — ▪ I. head head 1 [hed] noun [countable] 1. JOBS the leader or person in charge of a group, organization, or part of an organization: head of • The head of each division is responsible for its operating performance. • Stone was head of corporate… …   Financial and business terms

  • head — 1 /hed/ noun TOP OF BODY 1 (C) the top part of your body which has your eyes, mouth, brain etc in it: My head aches. | He turned his head and looked at me. | severe head injuries 2 from head to foot/toe over your whole body: He was shaking from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • have — have1 W1S1 [v, əv, həv strong hæv] auxiliary v past tense and past participle had [d, əd, həd strong hæd] third person singular has [z, əz, həz strong hæz] [: Old English; Origin: habban] 1.) used with past participles to form ↑perfect tenses ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • head — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bald ▪ shaved ▪ blonde, dark, fair, grey/gray …   Collocations dictionary

  • head start — noun the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) (Freq. 1) with an hour s start he will be hard to catch • Syn: ↑start • Hypernyms: ↑advantage, ↑vantage * * * head start …   Useful english dictionary

  • Drain STH — Origin Stockholm, Sweden Genres Grunge, Hard Rock Years active 1993 – 2000 Labels MVG Records, Mercury, Island Def Jam Music Group …   Wikipedia

  • use your head — phrase to think carefully in order to understand something or to avoid making a mistake Use your head: why would he say something like that if he was guilty? Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonym Main entry: use * * * use… …   Useful english dictionary

  • on your (own) head be it — spoken phrase used for warning someone that if they do something, they will have to take responsibility for it and suffer the results of it Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: head * * * on your ( …   Useful english dictionary

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