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price on one's head

A compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.

Etymology:

  • From the earlier punishment of beheading criminals. The usage of this idiom began in the mid-1700s.
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The police put a price on his head after he killed four innocent women.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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السعر على رأسه

کسی کے سر پر قیمت

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