take leave of your 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!
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take leave of your senses

go mad.
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take ˌleave of your ˈsenses

(informal, humorous) behave as if you are mad: You want €25 000 for it? Have you taken leave of your senses? I think my aunt has taken leave of her senses. She wants to make a will leaving all her money to a dogs’ home.
See also: leave, of, sense, take
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See also:
  • take leave of (one's) senses
  • take leave of 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)