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 someone6snap at someone7+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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