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has someone's head

has someone's head is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have someone's head.

Meaning of have someone's head

Verb

have someone's head (third-person singular simple present has someone's head, present participle having someone's head, simple past and past participle had someone's head)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) To punish someone severely, as by sacking (firing), imprisonment, or similarly harsh penalties.
    • The boss will have his head for losing the biggest customer over a mistake.
  2. (literal) To kill somebody, especially with violence and especially by decapitation.
    • The tyrant would have their heads for their temerity.

Questions about has someone's head

What is has someone's head the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has someone's head is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have someone's head.

Words near has someone's head in the dictionary

  1. has someone's back
  2. has someone's blood
  3. has someone's blood on one's head
  4. has someone's ear
  5. has someone's guts for garters
  6. has someone's head
  7. has someone's hide
  8. has someone's nose wide open
  9. has someone's number
  10. has someone's six
  11. has something going for one

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