Speakur

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put one's head above the parapet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
put one's -head- above the -para-pet
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To create controversy, and thus be a target for anybody's criticism.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

puts one's head above the parapet (present, singular) putting one's head above the parapet (participle, present)

Antonyms

keep one's head below the parapet

Questions

What does put one's head above the parapet mean?
To create controversy, and thus be a target for anybody's criticism.

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