| 词组 | bite her head off |
| 释义 | (redirected from bite her head off)bite (one's) head offTo respond to someone with anger that is often sudden or unprovoked. What's wrong with the boss today? I just tried to ask him a question, and he totally bit my head off! bite someone's head offFig. to speak sharply and with great anger to someone. (Fixed order.) Don't bite my head off! Be patient. I'm very sorry I lost my tempter. I didn't mean to bite your head off. bite someone's head offAlso, snap someone's head off. Scold or speak very angrily to someone, as in Ask her to step down from the board? She'd bite my head off! The first expression, dating from the mid-1900s, replaced the much earlier bite someone's nose off (16th century); the variant was first recorded in 1886. bite someone's head offorsnap someone's head offINFORMALIf someone bites your head off or snaps your head off, they speak to you in an unpleasant, angry way, because they are annoyed about something. And don't bite my head off just because you're fed up! I don't know what's wrong with Julia but she snapped my head off just now. bite (or snap) someone's head offreply sharply and brusquely to someone.bite/snap somebody’s ˈhead off(informal) speak to somebody angrily without good reason: He was only making a suggestion — there’s no need to snap his head off!bite (someone's) head off To respond to a comment in an angry or reproachful way. |
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