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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a head on one's shoulders

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
have a -head- on one's shoul-ders
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have good sense or judgement.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

has a head on one's shoulders (present, singular) having a head on one's shoulders (participle, present) had a head on one's shoulders (participle, past) had a head on one's shoulders (past)

Phrases

good head on one's shoulders

Frequently Paired Words

good head on one's shoulders

Questions

What does have a head on one's shoulders mean?
To have good sense or judgement.

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