give sb their head

give sb their head
A blonde and a brunette were talking one day. The brunette said that her boyfriend had a slight dandruff problem but she gave him "Head and Shoulders" and it cleared it up. The blonde asked inquisitively, "How do you give shoulders?"

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  • give someone their head — give (someone their) head to allow someone the freedom to do what they want. He s got some great ideas. Why not give him his head and see what kind of campaign he comes up with …   New idioms dictionary

  • give someone their head — british phrase to allow someone the freedom to make their own decisions Thesaurus: to set a person or animal freesynonym Main entry: head …   Useful english dictionary

  • give somebody their head — give sb their ˈhead idiom to allow sb to do what they want without trying to stop them Main entry: ↑headidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • give someone their head — British to allow someone the freedom to make their own decisions …   English dictionary

  • give one his head — phrasal : to allow (as a horse) free rein the advanced students often are given their heads and allowed to launch scientific programs of their own Karl Detzer …   Useful english dictionary

  • To give one the head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Head and Shoulders — give sb their head …   English expressions

  • give head — give (someone their) head to allow someone the freedom to do what they want. He s got some great ideas. Why not give him his head and see what kind of campaign he comes up with …   New idioms dictionary

  • head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • head — [[t]he̱d[/t]] ♦ heads, heading, headed (Head is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression off the top of your head is explained at top .) 1) N COUNT Your head is the …   English dictionary

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