Speakur

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give someone their head

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-one their -head
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein.

Etymology

From horse racing: to allow a horse freedom of movement of its head.

Inflected Forms

gives someone their head (present, singular) giving someone their head (participle, present) gave someone their head (past) given someone their head (participle, past)

Phrases

give head hand someone their head

Frequently Paired Words

give head hand someone their head

Questions

What does give someone their head mean?
To allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein.
Where does give someone their head come from?
From horse racing: to allow a horse freedom of movement of its head.

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