"give one's head a shake" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "giving one's head a shake",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gave one's head a shake",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gave one's head a shake",
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "Canadian English",
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        {
          "ref": "2009 August 20, Joanne Chianello, “New program asks you to pass on the sodium”, in The Windsor Star:",
          "text": "If you're thinking about topping your burger with ketchup, mustard, relish and perhaps a couple of pickle slices, you might want to \"give your head a shake.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 August 19, Roxanne Hooper, “Please, keep the wilderness wild”, in The Record, New Westminster, British Columbia:",
          "text": "But give your head a shake, people. Stop pushing for Wi-Fi at campgrounds around B.C. The entire premise of going camping is to escape from the hustle and bustle of our busy lives.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 December 5, Cam Cole, “Leafs lying scandal blown out of proportion”, in National Post:",
          "text": "Talk about focussing on the unimportant. Give your head a shake, Google.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc."
      ],
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          "reassess",
          "reassess"
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        [
          "common sense",
          "common sense"
        ],
        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ],
        [
          "idea",
          "idea"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, Canada) To reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
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}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives one's head a shake",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving one's head a shake",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave one's head a shake",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave one's head a shake",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "ref": "2009 August 20, Joanne Chianello, “New program asks you to pass on the sodium”, in The Windsor Star:",
          "text": "If you're thinking about topping your burger with ketchup, mustard, relish and perhaps a couple of pickle slices, you might want to \"give your head a shake.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 August 19, Roxanne Hooper, “Please, keep the wilderness wild”, in The Record, New Westminster, British Columbia:",
          "text": "But give your head a shake, people. Stop pushing for Wi-Fi at campgrounds around B.C. The entire premise of going camping is to escape from the hustle and bustle of our busy lives.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 December 5, Cam Cole, “Leafs lying scandal blown out of proportion”, in National Post:",
          "text": "Talk about focussing on the unimportant. Give your head a shake, Google.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc."
      ],
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        [
          "reassess",
          "reassess"
        ],
        [
          "common sense",
          "common sense"
        ],
        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ],
        [
          "idea",
          "idea"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, Canada) To reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc."
      ],
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      ]
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