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Difference between Have a good head and Have a good mind

have a good head

1. (also: have a good head on one’s shoulders) be smart and intelligent:

  • I searched for Ann, because she has a good head and knows a lot about medicine.

2. (for) have a special talent in a certain area:

  • You’ve got a good head for business, Thompson. It’s the rest of you that worries me.

3. said of beer with good foam at the top:

  • It was the first brasserie to captivate Jean … it still retains the flavor of Alsace, where the beer always has a good head.

have a good mind—(followed by Infinitive) be strongly inclined to do smth.:

  • I have a good mind to find these identity thieves and ask how they’re getting money out of my account.