"prendre la tête" meaning in French

See prendre la tête in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pʁɑ̃.dʁə la tɛt/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-prendre la tête.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} prendre la tête
  1. to take the lead, to lead [with de ‘in a race, course, etc.’]
    Sense id: en-prendre_la_tête-fr-verb-ozswC4-q
  2. to take the lead, to assume leadership, to become head [with de ‘of an organization’]
    Sense id: en-prendre_la_tête-fr-verb-n-cvdpU8
  3. (informal) to pester [with à ‘someone’] Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-prendre_la_tête-fr-verb-EaiN7j5H
  4. (reflexive, informal) to get worked up (over), to let (something) get to one, to tie oneself in knots (with) [with avec ‘something’] Tags: informal, reflexive Synonyms: se compliquer la vie
    Sense id: en-prendre_la_tête-fr-verb-2RNDR17i Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 4 76 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 5 73 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 7 4 78 5
  5. (reflexive, informal) to get into an argument [with avec ‘with someone’] Tags: informal, reflexive Synonyms: se prendre de bec, se crêper le chignon
    Sense id: en-prendre_la_tête-fr-verb-ZAuzrMdx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prise de tête
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