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have someone's blood on one's head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
have -some-one's blood- on one's -head
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.

Inflected Forms

has someone's blood on one's head (present, singular) having someone's blood on one's head (participle, present) had someone's blood on one's head (participle, past) had someone's blood on one's head (past)

Questions

What does have someone's blood on one's head mean?
To be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.

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