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put one's head above the parapet en · VERB

Meanings

  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 apartheid. 2024 September 14, Lisa Allardice, “Sally Rooney: ‘Falling in love when I was very young transformed my life’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
putting one's head above the parapet Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
puts one's head above the parapet Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
put one's head above the parapet Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put one's head above the parapet Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

keep one's head below the parapet