English Explanatory Dictionary

hand someone their head

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To kill, especially by beheading.
  2. To destroy; to defeat utterly.

Pronunciation

en-au-hand someone his head.ogg

Word forms

hand someone their head hands someone their head handing someone their head handed someone their head hand someone their head on a plate hand someone their head on a platter

Etymology

Possibly an allusion to the story of Salome demanding the head of John the Baptist in a charger.

Related words

give someone their head
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