on one's head

Also, on one's own head. As one's responsibility or fault, as in If the police catch you speeding it's on your own head. This idiom, dating from the 1300s, conjures up the image of blame or guilt falling on someone's head. Also see off one's head.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Helena	['helinə]
Edith	EE-dith (English), E-dit (German, Swedish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Rhodri	-	Welsh
Kriemhild	KREEM-hilt (German)	German, Germanic Mythology
Gro	-	Norwegian
Taavetti	TAH:-vet-tee	Finnish