upside the head

On or against the top or side of one's head. My mother wasn't afraid of smacking me upside the head if I misbehaved. He didn't see the beam swinging towards him, and it ended up bashing him upside the head.

upside the head

Against the side of someone's head, as in With those nightsticks the police are known for knocking suspects upside the head. [Slang; second half of 1900s]

upside the head

Against one’s head. This locution, originally from black English, most often appears in the context of hitting someone on the head. The use of upside for “alongside” or “against” dates from the 1920s, and by the 1970s the head had been added. William Safire cited a 1976 New Yorker article, “There is a further penalty of a hit upside the head for stiffing the toll collector.” The phrase is rapidly becoming a cliché.

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释义	upside the head upside the head On or against the top or side of one's head. My mother wasn't afraid of smacking me upside the head if I misbehaved. He didn't see the beam swinging towards him, and it ended up bashing him upside the head. See also: head, upside Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. upside the head Against the side of someone's head, as in With those nightsticks the police are known for knocking suspects upside the head. [Slang; second half of 1900s] See also: head, upside The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. upside the head Against one’s head. This locution, originally from black English, most often appears in the context of hitting someone on the head. The use of upside for “alongside” or “against” dates from the 1920s, and by the 1970s the head had been added. William Safire cited a 1976 New Yorker article, “There is a further penalty of a hit upside the head for stiffing the toll collector.” The phrase is rapidly becoming a cliché. See also: head, upside The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: fat hide (one's) head headfirst head first a head head in head for the setting sun head into head into (something) hold a pistol to (one's) head References in periodicals archive Marina City, on the other hand, smacked us upside the head with "Strawberry," the recent release channeling all the area's available pop power and funneling it into a vibrant, electrifying banger. PIQNIQ in the park Smacking you upside the head with its message for 110 god-awful minutes via every comball cliche in the (not-so-good) Christian-movie book, it's a leaden, self-righteous and wholly rancid affair, designed only to preach to its choir by maligning the non-profit organization." The Death Lobby Shows Its Fangs Connor's Little Lizzie column, and in particular ol' Snidely Snotworth III, slapped me upside the head. I too found myself fielding questions about why I decided to carry. Why I Carry "This time her water bottle was taken from her and they hit her upside the head with it! Heartbreaking images of young girl who came home from school in tears after bullies told her she was 'ugly'; Aimee Johnson's nine-year-old daughter has been bullied by three boys McGregor did not stop there and returned to the top of the cage and straight slapped one of the officials upside the head. Conor McGregor pushes referee, slaps MMA official after crashing Bellator fight But if it didn't occur to me until it rudely smacked me upside the head, well, it might just sneak up on you, too, even if you are an ATP with thousands of hours. TAA ruin your scan By all indications, Martin possessed grit, as did so many in those days, and he might knock me upside the head if he heard me say I think of him while I plant potatoes. Irish blessings The wise leader will make changes incrementally after assessing her new situation, offering assurance that change will come without hitting people upside the head with it. Be the change Russians that would slap you upside the head if you weren't careful Can We Have Our Ball Back? ?You want to slap an obnoxious child actor upside the head. All I want for Christmas is cheesy Channel 5 films Instead, we lionise people like Toya Graham, the Baltimore mother who went upside the head of her rioting son. Black Culture Is Not The Problem But within moments of the opening of Martin Walker's new mystery, The Children Return (Knopf, $24.95, 336 pages, ISBN 9780385354158), Bruno is slapped upside the head with one of the most difficult cases of his career. Murder, politics and other unnatural disasters Each of us has little moments in our days, times when a line from scripture or a sermon will surface and make ripples, when we will experience a moment of grace, or when God will give us a smack upside the head. It can be a great encouragement to know others have similar experiences, and it's always good to know there are people who can and will support you and the world with prayer. Rest and respond: we are the church But reality smacks her upside the head after Kat has a miscarriage and the two go to the hospital, incurring Devon's wrath when he suspects they have told the officials what is going on. Kern, Peggy. Little Peach When electric motors die, they can sometimes be coaxed back to life temporarily with a whack upside the head (and yes, that's the technical term). Fuel pump motor gets a smackdown
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