м., -и, (два) акъ̀ла разг. mind, brains; (common) sense; разг. grey matter; (съвет) advice; взе ми ~а it bowled me over; вземам ~а на някого knock s. o. dead; take s. o.’s breath away; изкарвам някому ~а frighten the life/wits out of s.o., scare the shit out of s.o.; опичай си ~a mind your p’s and q’s; още не ти е дошъл ~ът you still haven’t learned sense; раздавам ~ be free with o.’s advice; с всичкия си ~ му казал fool that he is he told him, he should have known better than to tell him; с кой ~ you must be crazy/off your head (to c inf.); сече ми ~ът have a good head on o.’s shoulders; те са на един ~ they are of a mind; той няма ~ he has no brains; he is mad; he’s a fool; толкова му сече ~ът he knows no better.