hand (one) (one's) head



hand (one) (one's) head

To completely destroy or devastate someone—as emphasized by the phrase's image of decapitation. I thought I was doing well in my new role, but man, did my boss hand me my head in my performance review!
See also: hand, head

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ZsomborZHOM-borHungarian
Gawahir-Arabic
Christofferkris-TOF-fer (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Overton['əuvətn]
Ismahel-Biblical Latin
RainerRIE-ner (German)German, Ancient Germanic