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bite someone's head off

bite someone's head off verb: to severely berate someone.

Verb

bite someone's head off (third-person singular simple present bites someone's head off, present participle biting someone's head off, simple past bit someone's head off, past participle bitten someone's head off)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To severely berate someone.

Synonyms of bite someone's head off

Forms of bite someone's head off

third-person singular presentbites someone's head off
present participlebiting someone's head off
pastbit someone's head off
past participlebitten someone's head off

Questions about bite someone's head off

What does bite someone's head off mean?
Bite someone's head off means to severely berate someone.
What part of speech is bite someone's head off?
Bite someone's head off is a verb.
What is the past tense of bite someone's head off?
The past tense of bite someone's head off is bit someone's head off.

Words near bite someone's head off in the dictionary

  1. bite one's thumb
  2. bite one's tongue
  3. bite point
  4. bite points
  5. bite someone's hand off
  6. bite someone's head off
  7. bite someone's style
  8. bite stick
  9. bite sticks
  10. bite suit
  11. bite suits

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