have someone's head

== English == === Verb === have someone's head (third-person singular simple present has someone's head, present participle having someone's head, simple past and past participle had someone's head) (idiomatic, figurative) To punish someone severely, as by sacking (firing), imprisonment, or similarly harsh penalties. Synonyms: have someone's guts for garters, have someone's hide, tan someone's hide; see also Thesaurus:punish (literal) To kill somebody, especially with violence and especially by decapitation. ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “have someone's head”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.