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snaps someone's head off

snaps someone's head off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 snaps someone's head off

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Snaps someone's head off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of snap someone's head off.

Words near snaps someone's head off in the dictionary

  1. snaps in
  2. snaps it up
  3. snaps of the fingers
  4. snaps one's fingers
  5. snaps out of
  6. snaps someone's head off
  7. snaps to
  8. snaps to attention
  9. snaps up
  10. snapsack
  11. snapsacks

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