take leave of senses
Related to take leave of senses: come to one's senses, come to senses
take leave of (one's) senses
To do something strange or outlandish. Have you taken leave of your senses? You can't just give up surgery to move upstate and paint landscapes!
See also: leave, of, sense, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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.
See also: leave, of, sense, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- take leave of (one's) senses
- take leave of your senses
- have taken leave of (one's) senses
- paint out
- paint over
- paint (something) onto (something)
- paint onto
- paint on
- paint in
- withdraw into (something)