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hand over head

hand over head adverb: negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does.

Adverb

hand over head (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) Negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does.
    • the facility of the titles, which hand - over - head have served their turna. 1627 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “Considerations Touching a Warre with Spaine. […]”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount...

Questions about hand over head

What does hand over head mean?
Hand over head means negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does.
What part of speech is hand over head?
Hand over head is an adverb.

Words near hand over head in the dictionary

  1. hand organs
  2. hand out
  3. hand over
  4. hand over fist
  5. hand over hand
  6. hand over head
  7. hand paper
  8. hand pay
  9. hand pays
  10. hand percussion
  11. hand picked

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