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put one's head above the parapet

put one's head above the parapet verb: to create controversy, and thus be a target for anybody's criticism.

Verb

put one's head above the parapet (third-person singular simple present puts one's head above the parapet, present participle putting one's head above the parapet, simple past and past participle put one's head above the parapet)

  1. To create controversy, and thus be a target for anybody's criticism.
    • In 2021 she felt compelled to put her head above the parapet by refusing to sell the rights for a Hebrew translation of Beautiful World to an Israeli publishing company in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement (BDS), following reports describing Israeli treatment of Palestinians as...2024 September 14, Lisa Allardice, “Sally Rooney: ‘Falling in love when I was very young transformed my life’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Antonyms of put one's head above the parapet

Forms of put one's head above the parapet

third-person singular presentputs one's head above the parapet
present participleputting one's head above the parapet
past participleput one's head above the parapet
pastput one's head above the parapet

Questions about put one's head above the parapet

What does put one's head above the parapet mean?
Put one's head above the parapet means to create controversy, and thus be a target for anybody's criticism.
What part of speech is put one's head above the parapet?
Put one's head above the parapet is a verb.
What is the past tense of put one's head above the parapet?
The past tense of put one's head above the parapet is put one's head above the parapet.

Words near put one's head above the parapet in the dictionary

  1. put one's hand to the plough
  2. put one's hand up
  3. put one's hands on
  4. put one's hands together
  5. put one's hands up
  6. put one's head above the parapet
  7. put one's head in the sand
  8. put one's heart in
  9. put one's heart into
  10. put one's heart on one's sleeve
  11. put one's house in order

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