price on one's head

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on one's head
tepetaklak
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A compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime

The police put a price on his head after he killed four innocent women.

on one's head
Assumed or borne, as a responsibility or something blameworthy

CLEOPATRA (vehemently): He has shed the blood of my servant Ftatateeta. On your head be it as upon his, Caesar, if you hold him free of it.

on one's head
Assigned by government authorities as a bounty or penalty

There was a Rs 2.5 million reward on his head.

price on one's head

    Турецкое произношение

    prays ôn wʌnz hed

    Произношение

    /ˈprīs ˈôn ˈwənz ˈhed/ /ˈpraɪs ˈɔːn ˈwʌnz ˈhɛd/

    Этимология

    () From the earlier punishment of beheading criminals. The usage of this idiom began in the mid-1700s.
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