English Explanatory Dictionary

price on someone's head

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A compensation for capturing or killing someone, especially a criminal.

Pronunciation

En-au-price on one's head.ogg

Word forms

price on someone's head

Etymology

From the earlier punishment of beheading criminals. The usage of this idiom began in the mid-1700s.

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