make one's head spin
make (one's) head spin
To make one feel very dazed, bewildered, or shocked. If you try anything, I'll sue you so fast it'll make your head spin! Looking at all the legal mumbo jumbo in these contracts always makes my head spin.
See also: head, make, spin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make one's head spin
Cause one to be giddy, dazed, or confused, as in The figures in this tax return make my head spin. This phrase employs spin in the sense of "rapidly gyrating," a usage applied to the brain or head since about 1800.
See also: head, make, spin
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- make (one's) head spin
- make (one's) head swim
- make head swim
- do (one's) head in
- do somebody's head in
- do someone's head in
- do your head in
- I'm speechless
- rattled
- slightly rattled