give your head a wobble
(UK, colloquial) Think again; an admonition to somebody who is behaving badly or saying something unacceptable.
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FFS: "The reason I killed the kid was because I didn't like what they were doing". They could be riding a bloody unicorn for all I care. Stop making excuses for the lawless drivers who think they can mete out summar…
Are you seriously trying to claim that shooting hundreds of bullets into young girls like Hind Rajab is 'fighting powers'? That blowing up children at school is stopping some kind of threat? Give your head a wobble.
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(UK, colloquial) Think again; an admonition to somebody who is behaving badly or saying something unacceptable.
“FFS: "The reason I killed the kid was because I didn't like what they were doing". They could be riding a bloody unicorn for all I care. Stop making excuses for the lawless drivers who think they can mete out summary justice on anyone not in a car. Give your head a wobble.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Are you seriously trying to claim that shooting hundreds of bullets into young girls like Hind Rajab is 'fighting powers'? That blowing up children at school is stopping some kind of threat? Give your head a wobble.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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