idiom · informal
bite someone's head off
UK/baɪt ˈsʌmwʌnz hɛd ɒf/US/baɪt ˈsʌmwʌnz hɛd ɔːf/BITE·someone's·HEAD·off
speaking
to speak to someone angrily, usually because you are annoyed
Examples
“When I asked a simple question, she bit my head off for no reason.”
“Be careful how you ask — he might bite your head off.”
“My dad bit my head off when he found out I had failed the test.”
Band 8 sentence
“When the customer blamed her unfairly, she bit his head off, which surprised everyone in the shop.”
Collocations
- bite someone's head off for
- might bite someone's head off
Word family
bite someone's head off idiombite someone's head off at someone phrase (colloquial)
Common mistakes
She bit my head.→She bit my head off.
Say it for a higher band
5shout at someone→6snap at someone→7+bite someone's head off
Synonyms
snap at someone
Easily confused
lose one's temper
“He lost his temper and smashed a plate.”
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