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have someone's blood on one's head

have someone's blood on one's head verb: to be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.

Forms of have someone's blood on one's head

third-person singular presenthas someone's blood on one's head
present participlehaving someone's blood on one's head
past participlehad someone's blood on one's head
pasthad someone's blood on one's head

Questions about have someone's blood on one's head

What does have someone's blood on one's head mean?
Have someone's blood on one's head means to be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.
What part of speech is have someone's blood on one's head?
Have someone's blood on one's head is a verb.
What is the past tense of have someone's blood on one's head?
The past tense of have someone's blood on one's head is had someone's blood on one's head.

Words near have someone's blood on one's head in the dictionary

  1. have someone on toast
  2. have someone there
  3. have someone to rights
  4. have someone's back
  5. have someone's blood
  6. have someone's blood on one's head
  7. have someone's ear
  8. have someone's guts for garters
  9. have someone's head
  10. have someone's hide
  11. have someone's nose wide open

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