bite someone's head off

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

bite someone's head off (third-person singular simple present bites someone's head off, present participle biting someone's head off, simple past bit someone's head off, past participle bitten someone's head off)

1. (idiomatic, informal) To severely berate someone.

Synonyms

• snap someone's head off
• take someone's head off

Translations

to severely berate someone

German: jmdn. den Kopf abreißen (idiom)