a price on (one's) head



a price on (one's) head

An amount of money being offered as a reward for one's capture, or, in some cases, killing. I'm sorry, but we can't travel with your brother any longer. The sheriff has put a price on his head and it's too dangerous for the rest of us! I'll never be able to live peacefully in this town as long as I have a price on my head.
See also: head, on, price

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rodgers['rɔdʒəz]
Edurne-Basque
HansHAHNS (German, Dutch)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Aminah (1)-Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Julianayuy-lee-AH-nah (Dutch), yoo-lee-AH-nah (German), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Yiannis-Greek