make head
phrase
1
: to make progress especially against resistance
… they made head against the wind …—Charles Dickens
2
: to rise in armed revolt
… riflemen who … were called on to make head against a series of resolute efforts to drive them from Kentucky.—Theodore Roosevelt
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“Make head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20head. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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