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taken someone's head off

taken someone's head off is the past participle of take someone's head off.

Meaning of take someone's head off

Verb

take someone's head off (third-person singular simple present takes someone's head off, present participle taking someone's head off, simple past took someone's head off, past participle taken someone's head off)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To berate.
    • Pat's Irish but don't hold it against him— he's likely to take your head off.'1998, Beverley Harper, Edge of the Rain
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take off, head.
    • "That's fine," said the Scarecrow, and you are welcome to take my head off, as long as it becomes better when you put it back."1900, L. F. Baum, The Wizard of Oz

Questions about taken someone's head off

What is taken someone's head off the past participle of?
Taken someone's head off is the past participle of take someone's head off.

Words near taken someone's head off in the dictionary

  1. taken someone to the grave
  2. taken someone up short
  3. taken someone's arm
  4. taken someone's breath away
  5. taken someone's fancy
  6. taken someone's head off
  7. taken someone's life
  8. taken someone's name in vain
  9. taken someone's part
  10. taken someone's place
  11. taken someone's word for it

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