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snap someone's head off en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  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:
    • He won't have a pleasant morning, I can tell you! I shall snap his head off every time he speaks to me. 1918, Kate Douglas Wiggin, chapter 8, in The Story Of Waitstill Baxter:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
snaps someone's head off Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
snapping someone's head off Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
snapped someone's head off Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
snapped someone's head off Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

bite someone's head off