have one's head read

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

動詞

古風 慣用表現

(dated) To have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist. / (idiomatic) To have one's mental health assessed, to receive a psychiatric examination.

このボタンはなに？

At the Victorian fair, many curious visitors would pay to have one's head read by a phrenologist, hoping to learn about their character.

詳細

意味（1）

(dated) To have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.

He told the police that he went to a couple of phrenologists to have his head read with the idea of getting rid of the pain in his stomach.

詳細

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To have one's mental health assessed, to receive a psychiatric examination.

A guy who thinks he gets smart in this horse-race game oughta have his head read.

詳細

has one's head read （ 現在形 単数形 三人称 ）

having one's head read （ 分詞 現在形 ）

had one's head read （ 分詞 過去形 ）

had one's head read （ 過去形 ）