"take someone's head off" meaning in English

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      "form": "taking someone's head off",
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      "form": "took someone's head off",
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        {
          "ref": "1998, Beverley Harper, Edge of the Rain",
          "text": "Pat's Irish but don't hold it against him— he's likely to take your head off.'",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Heidi Betts, Loves Me, Loves Me Knot: A Funny Sexy Yarn, page 190",
          "text": "She should take his head off for that last remark, but darned if she didn't find him adorable instead.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, David Weber, Midst Toil and Tribulation",
          "text": "He didn't think the captain would take his head off if he laughed, but he wasn't positive.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To berate."
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        "(idiomatic, informal) To berate."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
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        {
          "ref": "1900, L. F. Baum, The Wizard of Oz",
          "text": "\"That's fine,\" said the Scarecrow, and you are welcome to take my head off, as long as it becomes better when you put it back.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Joe Layden, The Last Great Fight",
          "text": "\"When James hit him with that uppercut, they were right in our corner.\" recalled Russell. “And I swear to God, I thought [James] was going to take Tyson's head off.”",
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        }
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take off, head."
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          "ref": "1998, Beverley Harper, Edge of the Rain",
          "text": "Pat's Irish but don't hold it against him— he's likely to take your head off.'",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Heidi Betts, Loves Me, Loves Me Knot: A Funny Sexy Yarn, page 190",
          "text": "She should take his head off for that last remark, but darned if she didn't find him adorable instead.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, David Weber, Midst Toil and Tribulation",
          "text": "He didn't think the captain would take his head off if he laughed, but he wasn't positive.",
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        }
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        "To berate."
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        "(idiomatic, informal) To berate."
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1900, L. F. Baum, The Wizard of Oz",
          "text": "\"That's fine,\" said the Scarecrow, and you are welcome to take my head off, as long as it becomes better when you put it back.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Joe Layden, The Last Great Fight",
          "text": "\"When James hit him with that uppercut, they were right in our corner.\" recalled Russell. “And I swear to God, I thought [James] was going to take Tyson's head off.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take off, head."
      ],
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