Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take someone's head off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: take -some-one's -head- off
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Informal

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take off, head.

Example Sentences

"Pat's Irish but don't hold it against him— he's likely to take your head off.'"
"She should take his head off for that last remark, but darned if she didn't find him adorable instead."
"He didn't think the captain would take his head off if he laughed, but he wasn't positive."
""That's fine," said the Scarecrow, and you are welcome to take my head off, as long as it becomes better when you put it back.""
""When James hit him with that uppercut, they were right in our corner." recalled Russell. “And I swear to God, I thought [James] was going to take Tyson's head off.”"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

takes someone's head off (present, singular) taking someone's head off (participle, present) took someone's head off (past) taken someone's head off (participle, past)

Questions

What does take someone's head off mean?: To berate.

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