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give someone his headTo allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein.Rate it:

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hand someone his headTo kill, especially by beheading.Rate it:

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hand someone his headTo destroy; to defeat utterly.Rate it:

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give someone a pat on his backTo complimentRate it:

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give someone a big headTo flatter someone excessively; to overpraise someone, usually resulting in them becoming proud, arrogant or conceited.Rate it:

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as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his follyFoolish people repeatedly do foolish things.Rate it:

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his temporibus, nostra (hac) aetate, nostra memoria, his (not nostris) diebusin our time; in our days.Rate it:

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give someone an inch and someone will take a mileIf concessions are made for someone, that will embolden them to take further advantage of the person who helped them, instead of being content with what they have been given.Rate it:

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knock some sense into his headDepression Expression: During the Depression, there was little empathy for the unemployed. Pundits identified the loafer, the hobo, the bum, the specified lazy-boy, the uninspired, those lacking ambition as needing a wakeup Call.Rate it:

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give the devil his dueTo acknowledge the positive qualities of a person who is unpleasant or disliked.Rate it:

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hand someone his hatTo require someone to depart; to dismiss someone.Rate it:

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stop someone in his tracksTo prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.Rate it:

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put someone in his placeRemind someone of his or her position.Rate it:

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knock someone off his perchTo defeat or overcome someone who was in a dominant position.Rate it:

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put someone in his placeTo bring somebody down; to humble or rebuke.Rate it:

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head to headTo confront face to face; fight one on one.Rate it:

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give headTo perform oral sex on another person.Rate it:

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give one's head a shakeTo reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc.Rate it:

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give me liberty or give me deathA set-phrase indicating enormous displeasure at any over-authoritarian policy or law.Rate it:

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turn someone's headTo attract someone's romantic interest.Rate it:

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bite someone's head offTo severely berate someone.Rate it:

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do someone's head inTo frustrate, irritate or disturb someone.Rate it:

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go over someone's headTo take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.Rate it:

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go over someone's headTo escape someone's comprehension.Rate it:

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go to someone's headTo strongly affect a person, especially to the detriment of their senses or mental faculties.Rate it:

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have someone's blood on one's headTo be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.Rate it:

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Head and Shoulders above SomeoneTo be superior in something, to be better in quality and talent than othersRate it:

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hold over someone's headTo harp on; to remind continuously (especially of a misstep or defeat)Rate it:

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off with someone's headUsed to express a desire to kill the person in question.Rate it:

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put a gun to someone's headTo compel someone; to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.Rate it:

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snap someone's head offTo suddenly and sharply rebuke or insult a person, especially in response to a harmless remark.Rate it:

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take someone's head offTo berate.Rate it:

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talk over someone's headTo communicate something beyond the level of comprehension of the target.Rate it:

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turn someone's headTo influence someone in a manner that significantly changes his or her behavior.Rate it:

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not give someone the time of dayTo ignore someone deliberately; to refuse to talk or pay attention to someone.Rate it:

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give someone staticTo chew out; to lecture.Rate it:

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give someone the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

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give someone pauseTo give somebody cause for concern.Rate it:

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give someone the businessTo treat someone harshly or in a wrongful manner, such as by abusing, deceiving, or manipulating.Rate it:

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give someone a bloody noseto defeat or frustrate someone, but not doing any permanent damage in the processRate it:

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give someone a breakTo provide someone with an opportunity for significant advancement.Rate it:

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give someone a breakTo stop harassing or demanding from someone.Rate it:

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give someone a breakTo give someone a rest.Rate it:

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give someone a handTo applaud or clap (also to give (someone) a big hand).Rate it:

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give someone a handTo help, aid, or assist.Rate it:

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give someone a hard timeTo tease, kid, or rib someone.Rate it:

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give someone a hard timeTo cause difficulty or make trouble for someone.Rate it:

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give someone a piece of one's mindTo express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone.Rate it:

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give someone a ringBecome engaged.Rate it:

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give someone a ringUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see give,‎ ring.Rate it:

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