To destroy; to defeat utterly.
Etymology:
- Possibly an allusion to the story of Salome demanding the head of John the Baptist in a charger.
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Submitted on July 10, 2018
Additional definitions for 'hand someone his head':
| hand someone his head | To kill, especially by beheading. |
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سلم شخص ما رأسه
jemandem den Kopf reichen
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