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snapped someone's head off

snapped someone's head off is the simple past and past participle of snap someone's head off.

Meaning of snap someone's head off

Verb

snap someone's head off (third-person singular simple present snaps someone's head off, present participle snapping someone's head off, simple past and past participle snapped someone's head off)

  1. (idiomatic) To suddenly and sharply rebuke or insult a person, especially in response to a harmless remark.
    • "Pa's awfully cranky," Mrs. Cox said resignedly. "He's always been that way! You cook him corn beef hash—that's the night he wanted pork chops; never give someone corn beef hash when he wants pork chops sometimes he'll snap your head off if you speak."1915, Kathleen Norris, chapter 5, in The Story of Julia Page

Questions about snapped someone's head off

What is snapped someone's head off the simple past and past participle of?
Snapped someone's head off is the simple past and past participle of snap someone's head off.

Words near snapped someone's head off in the dictionary

  1. snapped back
  2. snapped in
  3. snapped it up
  4. snapped one's fingers
  5. snapped out of
  6. snapped someone's head off
  7. snapped to
  8. snapped to attention
  9. snapped up
  10. snapper
  11. snapper biscuit

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