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Meaning of "bite someone's head off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BITE SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BITE SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF

bitchily
bitchin´
bitchiness
bitching
bitchy
bite
bite back
bite off more than one can chew
bite one´s lip
bite one´s nails
bite the bullet
bite the dust
bite the hand that feeds one
bite-size
bite-sized
biteable
biteplate
biter
bitesize
bitewing

WORDS THAT END LIKE BITE SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF

bad off
brassed off
browned off
cheesed off
cut off
hacked off
head off
hold off
lead off
nod off
on and off
one´s head off
pissed off
rained off
round off
sod off
sound off
take the lid off
turn off
ward off

Synonyms and antonyms of bite someone's head off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bite someone's head off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BITE SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF

Find out the translation of bite someone's head off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bite someone's head off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bite someone's head off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

咬别人的头关
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

morder la cabeza a alguien
570 millions of speakers

English

bite someone´s head off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किसी के सिर काट लेना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لدغة رأس شخص قبالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

укусить чью то голову
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

morder a cabeça de alguém
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেউ এর মাথা বন্ধ কামড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mordre la tête de quelqu´un hors
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggigit kepala seseorang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beißen jemand den Kopf ab
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誰かの頭をかみ切る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

누군가의 머리를 물어 뜯어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenyet sirah wong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cắn đầu của một ai đó tắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யாரோ தலையை கடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याचे डोके बंद पडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başını ısırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mordere la testa a qualcuno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ugryźć czyjąś głowę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вкусити чию то голову
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

musca capul cuiva de pe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δαγκώσει το κεφάλι κάποιου off
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

byt iemand se kop af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bita någons huvud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bite noens hode av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bite someone's head off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BITE SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF»

The term «bite someone's head off» is normally little used and occupies the 133.146 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BITE SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bite someone's head off

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BITE SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF»

Discover the use of bite someone's head off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bite someone's head off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
... bang/ knock/ run one's head against a brick wall Wafts' • &%. ft% \ ifiJt f^'fifefl'Jli □ H ft-L-W 'If you want to change his mind, it would be like banging your head against a hriek wall. iP^fftfiMtfe to bite someone's head off jl. BITE to break a head  ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Street Talk: Da Official Guide to Hip-Hop & Urban Slanguage
... ways) ex: "T hat's one of his bit** ways." [to] bite v. (general sl.) old & new school 1. to copy, imitate. 2. the attempt to do the same as. (var. [to] bite off [ someone/ something]) ex: "A lot of rappers bite Biggie sh**. " [to] bite [someone's] head off v.
Randy Kearse, 2013
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By Word of Mouth: Metaphor, Metonymy, and Linguistic Action ...
Most of these metaphors describe violent actions performed by animals: make the fur fly, backbite, bite (N), snap, snap at, snappish, snap someone's head off, bite someone's head off (and maybe also talk/shout someone's head off and tear  ...
‎1995
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
However, one recent story proved extremely hard to bite one's tongue over. bite the tongue - (of food) be spicy or pungent: The cheese has a strong aroma and a lovely salty tang that really bites the tongue. bite someone's head off eat one's ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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Conceptualizations and Mental Processing in Language
Most of these metaphors describe violent actions performed by animals: make the fur fly, backbite, bite (N), snap, snap at, snappish, snap someone's head off, bite someone's head off (and maybe also talk/shout someone's head off and tear  ...
Richard A. Geiger, Brygida Rudzka-Ostyn, 1993
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
In bite (someone's) head off, to snap at angrily and reprimand, sometimes—in the speaker's opinion, not taking the biter's mood into account— unjustifiably, as in, 'I only asked her the time, and she bit my blooming head off': coll.: C.20.—4.
Eric Partridge, 2006
7
Ya Gotta Know It!: A Conversational Approach to American ...
bite someone's head off [bait sAmwAnz hed a:f] verb phrase ** to scold and speak very angrily at someone "The boss bit my head off when he saw me walking in late this morning." See: CHEW OUT, JUMP DOWN SOMEONE'S THROAT blab ...
Hania Hassan, 2010
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Street Speak Two
MUHjjM Ever since Dong was on television. he's gotten a big head. U:M.'Hf.lJf-nI Ever since Doug was on television, he's become conceited. BMJJHJJ.1B1 Ever since Doug w'z on TV, he's gotten a big head. bite someone's head off (to) exp. to  ...
David Burke, 2000
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Mongolian English Dictionary
... pyyraa yc 11111711: to make trouble For oneselF, ~ carcpax to shake one's head, ~ Tannax oazuzor 013111111 migraine, ~ racnax to bite (someone's) head oFF, mnroiroopoo mnropuornox to do a somer» sault, ~ Typyyryi (~ Tapxnryfi) leFt ...
‎2013
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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
bite someone's head off to speak to someone angrily when there is no reason to o / just asked if I could help - you don't have to bite my head off! • bite off more than you can chew to try to do something that is too difficult for you o / think he's ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BITE SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bite someone's head off is used in the context of the following news items.
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The cleanse
I'm ready to bite someone's head off and all I can think of is eating. What do I do?” Curious, I asked, “Why are you doing this? Why not a more ... «Redwood Times, Jun 15»
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STRIVING FOR 'IMPREFECTION': Not a fan of cleanses
I'm ready to bite someone's head off and all I can think of is eating. What do I do?” Curious, I asked, “Why are you doing this? Why not a more ... «Eureka Times Standard, Jun 15»
3
Attack On Titan Vol. #14 Manga Review
This doesn't actually happen in the volume, which is a shame because Hange looks like she's going to bite someone's head off. Not that Hange ... «The Fandom Post, Mar 15»
4
Am I too sensitive about adoption?
I can often blow off the tasteless but well-intentioned comments and questions just as easily as I can bite someone's head off. My anger or hurt ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
5
Australian pop outfit the Preatures is always in motion
You can go out into the audience and bite someone's head off or kick your bandmate in the face. I mean, I've done some pretty weird [bleep] ... «RedEye Chicago, Mar 15»
6
12 Things You Should Never Do While Dating A Latina, As …
I have never seen any among the many that I know bite someone's head off over the things listed here. If you encounter a woman who gets ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
7
WWE Royal Rumble 2015 Review: Fan's Experience from Inside …
Being from the Philadelphia area, one gets used to the type of crowds filled with passionate fans who will bite someone's head off from the ... «Bleacher Report, Jan 15»
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'Sharknado 2' Blu-ray Review: Because It's Awesome
It's awesome and funny every time they bite someone's head off. The idea of what we're seeing is more potent than the realism of the visual ... «Crave Online, Oct 14»
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2015 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo debuts as the meanest …
... the fancy aero bits, so with them, the Huracán Super Trofeo appears down right mean -- like it wants to bite someone's head off, just for kicks. «Yahoo Singapore News, Aug 14»
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Tony Gwynn's death changing some lives for better
Bout to bite someone's head off!!!" Another player told beat reporters he had quit but didn't want to announce it publicly, which certainly is his ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 14»

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