head forsomething
phrasal verbwithheadverbuk/hed/us/hed/
B2
If you areheadingfor abadsituation, you arelikelytoexperienceitsoon, because ofyourownactionsorbehaviour:
They'reheadingfordisasterif they're notcareful.
Thecountryisheadingforrecession.
- Newcastleseemedto beheadingfordisasteruntil a lategoalsavedtheday.
- I've told him that he'sheadingfortrouble, but he doesn'tlisten- it's justwateroff a duck's back.
- I'veheardawhisperthat they'reheadingfordivorce.
- You'reheadingfortrouble.
- You'll beheadingfortroubleif you don't get thosebrakesfixed.
Causing difficulties for oneself or others
- ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- be a tall orderidiom
- be asking for troubleidiom
- beyourown worst enemyidiom
- catch
- catchsomeoneout
- dig
- overburden
- pitchforksomeoneintosomething
- plunge
- plunge(someone/something)intosomething
- pull
- shoot
- suicidal
- swamp
- tall
- toughness
- trouble
- worst
- wrong-foot