head and shoulders

Meaning: (idiomatic)To a considerable degree.She washead and shouldersbetter than any of her rivals.He washead and shouldersabove the others in the law firm.1941March, Mercury, “American Express Train Services in 1940”, inRailway Magazine, page99:Both the New York Central and Pennsylvania systems, which in speed towerhead-and-shouldersover other American lines, have added substantially to their high speed mileage between 1939 and 1940, [...].; By force; violently.to drag somebodyhead and shoulders1711,Henry Felton,Dissertation on Reading the Classics:They bring in every figure and scheme of speech,head and shoulders.

Examples:

EN: She's head and shoulders above any other girl in the place.
ES: Es muy superior a todas las chicas de aquí.
EN: If I work in the rain, the water can be seen on my head and shoulders.
ES: El agua de la lluvia se hace visible en la cabeza y en los hombros.
EN: By heavens, that woman stands head and shoulders above us all.
ES: Cielo santo, esa mujer nos supera con creces a todos.
EN: I'm doing a study of a young girl's head and shoulders.
ES: Estoy haciendo un estudio de la cabeza y los hombros de una muchacha.
EN: In a week this will be the head and shoulders of Mrs. Manderley.
ES: En una semana, será el busto de la Sra. Manderley.
EN: - Just the head and shoulders.
ES: - Sólo la cabeza y los hombros.
EN: "I was becoming like a wax doll .. all head and shoulders."
ES: Me estaba convirtiendo en una muñeca de cera, de pies a cabeza.
EN: At least he's head and shoulders above all her other beaus.
ES: Al menos es más grande y fuerte que sus otros pretendientes.
EN: "with his head and shoulders slightly raised.
ES: ""con la cabeza y los hombros algo incorporados.
EN: It was a mere head and shoulders done in what is technically termed a "vignette" manner much in the style of the favorite heads of Sully
ES: Era meramente una cabeza y los hombros, hecho en lo que técnicamente se denomina estilo "vignette"; muy del estilo de las cabezas favoritas de Sully.
EN: Every generation has its modern carpetbaggers, its adventurers who gamble everything to stand head and shoulders above other men.
ES: Cada generación tiene sus modernos explotadores, sus aventureros que se juegan todo para sobresalir sobre otros hombres.
EN: Your name was on the print. Just head and shoulders.
ES: Me dio su nombre un amigo Era de medio cuerpo.
EN: I'll send some head and shoulders.
ES: Le enviaré algunas fotos. ¿Retratos irían bien?
EN: He's been pummeled about the head and shoulders... by someone answering the description of Tut.
ES: Él ha sido golpeado sobre la cabeza y los hombros por alguien que responde la descripción de Tut.
EN: If not, you may be severely pummeled about the head and shoulders.
ES: Si no, pueden ser severamente golpeado sobre la cabeza y los hombros.

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