IdiomBody & Senses
English
Englishall in one's head
Meaning: Imagined rather than real, or a matter of attitude.
Example: “The noise upstairs is all in your head; nobody lives there.”
Origin: The head as the seat of thought, where a problem exists without outside cause. The phrase is common from the 20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
Dutch: het zit tussen de oren Literally: Between the ears
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