phrase General Slang

eat the head off

· phrase · irish

Bawl someone out, go ballistic at them.

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Definitions

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To verbally tear strips off someone — full volume, no holding back. Usually disproportionate to whatever they did. Classic Irish mammy move.

“I only asked what was for dinner and she ate the head off me.”
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eat the head off In A Sentence

I only asked what was for dinner and she ate the head off me.

Origin & Usage

Variants ate the head offeat the face off
Tags #irish#hiberno-english#argument#ireland#phrase

People Also Ask

What does eat the head off someone mean?

It means to bawl someone out or go absolutely ballistic at them.

How do you use eat the head off in a sentence?

"There's no need to eat the head off me, it was an honest mistake."

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