hand someone his head

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Etymology

Possibly an allusion to the story of Salome demanding the head of John the Baptist in a charger.

Pronunciation
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Verb

hand someone his head

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

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