take someone's head off
To berateTo berate.
» May I take off my coat?
Darf ich meinen Mantel ausziehen? — al_ex_an_der
Darf ich meinen Mantel ablegen? — al_ex_an_der
Можно мне снять пальто? — shanghainese
Могу я снять пальто? — megaton
Можна мені зняти пальто? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(idiomatic, informal)To berate.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take off, head.
Examples
2266 sentencesMay I take off my coat?
Можна мені зняти пальто? — deniko
ruМожно мне снять пальто? — shanghainese
deDarf ich meinen Mantel ausziehen? — al_ex_an_der
Taking off is easier than landing.
Злітати простіше, ніж приземлятися. — deniko
ruВзлёт проще посадки. — megaton
deAbheben ist einfacher als Landen. — xtofu80
Tom took off his wedding ring.
Том зняв своб обручку. — deniko
ruТом снял своё обручальное кольцо. — odexed
deTom nahm seinen Ehering ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom took his wedding ring off.
Том зняв своб обручку. — deniko
ruТом снял своё обручальное кольцо. — odexed
deTom nahm seinen Ehering ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom took off all his clothes.
Том зняв із себе весь одяг. — deniko
ruТом снял с себя всю одежду. — odexed
Forms
takes someone's head off, taking someone's head off, took someone's head off, taken someone's head off| Base form | take someone's head off · to take someone's head off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes someone's head off |
| Present participle | taking someone's head off |
| Past simple | took someone's head off |
| Past participle | taken someone's head off |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | take someone's head off |
| he, she, it | takes someone's head off |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | took someone's head off |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have taken someone's head off |
| he, she, it | has taken someone's head off |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will take someone's head off |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.