"on one's head" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on one's head, {{en-PP}} on one's head
  1. Assumed or borne, as a responsibility or something blameworthy. Translations (assumed or borne, as a responsibility or something blameworthy): lelke rajta (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-on_one's_head-en-prep_phrase-FAwXy80v Disambiguation of 'assumed or borne, as a responsibility or something blameworthy': 98 2
  2. Assigned by government authorities as a bounty or penalty.
    Sense id: en-on_one's_head-en-prep_phrase-ORs~SP0q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: price on someone's head, it's someone's funeral Related terms (to be): to blame
Disambiguation of 'to be': 0 0

Download JSON data for on one's head meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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