Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on one's head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: on one's -head
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Assumed or borne, as a responsibility or something blameworthy.

prep_phrase

Assigned by government authorities as a bounty or penalty.

Example Sentences

"cleopatra [vehemently] He has shed the blood of my servant Ftatateeta. On your head be it as upon his, Cæsar, if you hold him free of it."
"[M]y father is a man / Outlawed and exiled, under ban; / The price of blood is on his head, […]"
"["T]here wasn't a man around there but had a price on his head and didn't dare show himself in the settlements," […]"
"The Bush Administration had made the capture of General Noriega a principal objective, putting a $1 million bounty on his head."
"There was a Rs 2.5 million reward on his head."

Phrases

price on someone's head it's someone's funeral to blame

Frequently Paired Words

price on someone's head it's someone's funeral to blame

Questions

What does on one's head mean?: Assumed or borne, as a responsibility or something blameworthy.

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