bite someone's head off — meaning & examples
Language: en
Meanings:
- To reply to someone in a very angry, abrupt, or severe manner; to snap at someone over a real or perceived slight.
Examples
BetaWhen I asked about the missing report, my manager bit my head off and accused me of negligence.
Cuando pregunté por el informe perdido, mi gerente me respondió con ira y me acusó de negligencia.
Don’t bite my head off just because I’m late; there was heavy traffic on the way here.
No me hables con tanta dureza solo porque llegué tarde; hubo mucho tráfico en el camino.
She bit his head off after he accidentally deleted the entire document.
Ella le contestó de forma muy brusca después de que accidentalmente borró todo el documento.
- To attempt or threaten to harm someone physically by biting their head; a literal but rare usage.
Examples
BetaThe dog tried to bite the man’s head off when he reached out too quickly.
El perro intentó morder la cabeza del hombre cuando él extendió la mano demasiado rápido.
During the bizarre incident, a parrot bit the child’s head off, leaving a small wound.
Durante el extraño incidente, un loro mordió la cabeza del niño, dejando una pequeña herida.
He was so angry that he seemed like he would bite someone’s head off if provoked.
Estaba tan enojado que parecía que mordería la cabeza de alguien si lo provocaban.
In a rare but frightening event, a wild monkey bit a tourist’s head off at the sanctuary.
En un evento raro pero aterrador, un mono salvaje mordió la cabeza de un turista en el santuario.
Examples:
- EN: I'm going to bite someone's head off.ES: Voy a morder la cabeza a alguien.
- EN: Don't bite someone's head off!HI: किसी व्यक्ति का गला न घोटें!
- EN: I've been doing this for a long time, but I have to say I've never seen anyone literally try to bite someone's head off.ID: Aku sudah lama melakukan ini, Tapi aku akui, aku tak pernah melihat seseorang berusaha untuk menggigit kepala seseorang hingga lepas.
- EN: Women describe themselves as "wanting to bite someone's head off" or "sad for no reason at all."TE: మహిళలు తమను తాము "ఎవరైనా యొక్క తల కొట్టాలని కోరుకుంటారు" లేదా "ఎటువంటి కారణం లేకుండా విచారంగా ఉండటం" గా వర్ణించారు.
- EN: Feel like you're about to bite someone's head off?TE: అతను ఎవరైనా తల ఆఫ్ కూల్చివేసి సిద్ధంగా ఉంది వంటి అతను ధ్వని లేదు?
- EN: He looks like he's ready to bite someone's head off!TE: అతను ఎవరైనా తల ఆఫ్ కూల్చివేసి సిద్ధంగా ఉంది వంటి అతను ధ్వని లేదు?
- EN: She looked like she was ready to bite someone's head off.TE: అతను ఎవరైనా తల ఆఫ్ కూల్చివేసి సిద్ధంగా ఉంది వంటి అతను ధ్వని లేదు?
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