take a notion

See: TAKE INTO ONE'S HEAD.

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[take it into one's head] or {informal} [take a notion] {v. phr.} To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. * /The boy suddenly took it into his head to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[notion] See: [HALF A MIND] also [HALF A NOTION], [TAKE INTO ONE'S HEAD] or [TAKE A NOTION]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[half a mind] also [half a notion] {n. phr.}, {informal} A wish or plan that you have not yet decided to act on; a thought of possibly doing something. - […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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