"have someone's blood on one's head" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-have someone's blood on one's head.ogg [Australia] Forms: has someone's blood on one's head [present, singular, third-person], having someone's blood on one's head [participle, present], had someone's blood on one's head [participle, past], had someone's blood on one's head [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> someone's blood on one's head}} have someone's blood on one's head (third-person singular simple present has someone's blood on one's head, present participle having someone's blood on one's head, simple past and past participle had someone's blood on one's head)
  1. (idiomatic) To be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-have_someone's_blood_on_one's_head-en-verb-1WHT3zKA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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