off with someone's head
短语
英 /ˈɒf wɪð ˈsʌmwənz ˈhɛd/
美 /ˈɔf wɪθ ˈsʌmwənz ˈhɛd/
英文释义
短语
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Used to express a desire to kill the person in question.
— Some nerve! Off with their heads! shouted the master of ceremonies with mock ferocity, while the audience laughed.
词源
From the common use in past times of decapitation as a method of execution for prominent persons.
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