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PRONUNCIATION OF ON ONE'S HEAD

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON ONE'S HEAD

on one´s back
on one´s beam-ends
on one´s best behaviour
on one´s conscience
on one´s deathbed
on one´s doorstep
on one´s feet
on one´s game
on one´s guard
on one´s hands
on one´s honour
on one´s lonesome
on one´s mettle
on one´s mind
on one´s own
on one´s own hook
on one´s own initiative
on one´s pat
on one´s plate
on one´s tod

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON ONE'S HEAD

against the head
ahead
big head
cylinder head
department head
deputy head
give head
hit the nail on the head
keep one´s head
knock on the head
machine head
make head
off one´s head
pan and tilt head
pressure head
read head
read-write head
short head
shower head
swollen head
year head

Synonyms and antonyms of on one's head in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «on one's head» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON ONE'S HEAD

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Translator English - Chinese

对一个人的头上
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en la cabeza de uno
570 millions of speakers

English

on one´s head
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किसी के सिर पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على رئيس واحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на голове
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

na cabeça de um
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক মাথা উপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sur la tête de l´un
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada kepala seseorang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf dem Kopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分の頭の上に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나 의 머리에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing kepala siji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên đầu của một người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருவரின் தலையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याच्या डोक्यावर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başının üstünde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sulla testa di uno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na głowie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на голові
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe cap cuiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στο κεφάλι κάποιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op ´n mens se kop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på ett huvud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på ens hode
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on one's head

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON ONE'S HEAD»

The term «on one's head» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.163 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON ONE'S HEAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on one's head

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON ONE'S HEAD»

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Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary
M. CL: slap people on the head bgaskndibehged vai; stand on one's head jidkii= gaabwid vai; jijkiigaabwid vai, Ot; right on the head myaa= wdib av, M, CL. headache n get a headache, have a headache dewkwed vai; get a headache ...
Richard A. Rhodes, 1985
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... count noses (heads); do blindfolded (standing on one's head); enter one's mind (head); eyes in the back of one's head; from head to toe; get into one's head ; get one's head examined; get through one's head; give someone his or her head; ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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The Synonym Finder
1. headlong, headforemost, head- on; diving, in a nose dive, Inf. in a header, in a dive; plunging, pitching, head over heels, ducking, on one's head. 2. rashly, hastily, hurriedly, impetuously, impulsively, on the spur of the moment, abruptly; ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, ...
... claquer coming to a head aboutissage stand on one's head planter (le) chêne strike on the head décoxer rap on the head with the knuckles calotte fall forward on one's head planter (le) chêne get in over one's head s'empêtrer go up to one's  ...
Albert Valdman, Kevin J. Rottet, 2009
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
(do something) standing on one's head (do something) very easily She can finish that difficult task standing on her head. stand/turn something on its head reverse the expected order of something She stood our decision on its head. to take it ...
Vijaya Kumar, 1998
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
$l soft in the head B, SOFT * standing on one's head HMH^ ! H#n (I could do Outstanding on my head. to 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 ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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English idioms for Spanish speakers
Viene un jinete por delante (a la cabeza). head first (on one's head) — de cabeza . They all fell head first (on their heads). Tndoa se cayeron de cabeza. head on — de cabeza. They met head on. Se encontraron de cabeza. Heads or tails?
Eugene Savaiano, Lynn W. Winget, 2007
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A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee
<paks+ta- riik.wi.ir+u3, head wrapping + NOM> head, at the see front, in { huurickahiri3, huuric- kakus} head, back of the see nape {kiiriitu3} head, on one's see hat, wear a {pakskaa}; put on one's head {pakskawarik} head, wear on one's see ...
Douglas Richard Parks, Lula Nora Pratt, 2008
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Oxford Dictionary of English
... and work together: they forced the major banks to put their heads together to sortit out. put something into someone's head suggest something to someone: who's been putting ideas into your head? standing on one's head with no difficulty at ...
Angus Stevenson, 2010
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A Room of One's Own
It is, above and beyond all else, a very model of essay writing. This Broadview edition provides a reliable text at a very reasonable price. It contains textual notes but no appendices or introduction.
Virginia Woolf, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON ONE'S HEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term on one's head is used in the context of the following news items.
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Promoting a culture of life
The Scriptures tell us that God knew each and every one of us while still in our mother's womb, and even the number of hairs on one's head. «Stephenville Empire-Tribune, Jul 15»
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Miracle: Another angel joins God's rota
Not one's impressive list of material wealth or the grey hairs on one's head. My friend's baby, Malaika, was born at the beginning in June at ... «The Observer, Jul 15»
3
Ninoy, the political role model
It is not a crown put on one's head, it is given by a people as a tribute to a leader. If Mr. Marcos has ruled selflessly and wisely, when the ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
4
'Star Wars 7' Han Solo Back Story Revealed?
It's said to be a good place to lay low with a price on one's head. Because the many new tie-in books and other various crossovers are setting ... «MovieWeb, Jul 15»
5
The Dividends of Defection
For instance, one has to hit the ground looking, or else one is liable to hit the ground on one's head. "More haste, less speed" is not the kind of ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Kiss cam in Viet Nam a misinterpretation
... to prove one is svelte enough to do so, or the Ice Bucket Challenge – a choice between donating to charity and dumping ice on one's head. «Viet Nam News, Jul 15»
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Pam Tanowitz Dance, Bard SummerScape, Upstate New York …
All three pieces, including last year's Heaven on One's Head , homed in on spatial margins: the stage's lip and wings, the space just above the ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
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Picks of the Week
Tanowitz's other dances are "Broken Story" and "Heaven on One's Head," with live music from Flux Quartet. You can meet the artists after the ... «Albany Times Union, Jun 15»
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Belly Button Challenge draws criticism
First there was the Ice Bucket Challenge: a choice between donating to charity and dumping ice on one's head. Then, there was the Kylie ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jun 15»
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Certain ways of bureaucratic functioning lends itself to yoga
It also promotes clarity of thought and energises those with deskbound jobs. Shirsasana, or standing on one's head, should also come naturally ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»

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