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hand someone their head on a platter

hand someone their head on a platter is the alternative form of hand someone their head.

Meaning of hand someone their head

Verb

hand someone their head (third-person singular simple present hands someone their head, present participle handing someone their head, simple past and past participle handed someone their head)

  1. To kill, especially by beheading.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To destroy; to defeat utterly.

Forms of hand someone their head on a platter

third-person singular presenthands someone their head on a platter
present participlehanding someone their head on a platter
past participlehanded someone their head on a platter
pasthanded someone their head on a platter

Questions about hand someone their head on a platter

What is hand someone their head on a platter the alternative form of?
Hand someone their head on a platter is the alternative form of hand someone their head.

Words near hand someone their head on a platter in the dictionary

  1. hand someone their ass
  2. hand someone their cards
  3. hand someone their hat
  4. hand someone their head
  5. hand someone their head on a plate
  6. hand someone their head on a platter
  7. hand spinner
  8. hand strap
  9. hand straps
  10. hand strip
  11. hand tennis

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