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bitten someone's head off

bitten someone's head off is the past participle of bite someone's head off.

Meaning of bite someone's head off

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.

Questions about bitten someone's head off

What is bitten someone's head off the past participle of?
Bitten someone's head off is the past participle of bite someone's head off.

Words near bitten someone's head off in the dictionary

  1. bitten one's lip
  2. bitten one's nails
  3. bitten one's thumb
  4. bitten one's tongue
  5. bitten someone's hand off
  6. bitten someone's head off
  7. bitten the big one
  8. bitten the biscuit
  9. bitten the bullet
  10. bitten the curb
  11. bitten the dust

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