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To kill, especially by beheading. / (idiomatic, by extension) To destroy; to defeat utterly.

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hand someone his head

Source Word

hand someone his head

Verb

broadly idiomatic

To kill, especially by beheading. / (idiomatic, by extension) To destroy; to defeat utterly.

Japanese Meaning

（文字通りの意味）首をはねる、特に斬首によって殺す / （比喩的な意味）完全に破壊する、打ち負かす

The tyrant warned he would hand someone his head to make an example of any rebel.

暴君は、反乱者を見せしめにするため、誰かの首をはねると警告した。

Sense（1）

To kill, especially by beheading.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) To destroy; to defeat utterly.

hands someone his head

（ present singular third-person ）

handing someone his head

（ participle present ）

handed someone his head

（ participle past ）

handed someone his head

（ past ）