tener pájaros en la cabeza

USAGE NOTE
This idiom can be literally translated as "to have birds in one's head."
tener pájaros en la cabeza
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
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An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(general)
a. to have one's head in the clouds
Amalia asegura que pronto va a ser rica. - Ya sabes cómo es Amalia; tiene pájaros en la cabeza.Amalia claims that she's going to be rich soon. - You know how Amalia is; she has her head in the clouds.
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