BE HANGING OVER SOMEONE'S HEAD

Meaning of BE HANGING OVER SOMEONE'S HEAD in English

threaten to affect someone at any moment.

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SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OVER — I. |ōvə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubari, ubiri, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANGING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from hangen to hang + -ing — more at hang 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANGING — (a.) Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
Английский словарь Webster
HANGING — (a.) Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
Английский словарь Webster
HANGING — ( a. ) Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANGING — ( a. ) Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — /oh"veuhr/ , prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 2. above and to the other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANGING — — hangingly , adv. /hang"ing/ , n. 1. the act, an instance, or the form of capital punishment carried out …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HANGING — adj. located on a sharp descent or slope; overhanging; suitable to hold something that hangs; that deserves death by hanging
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OVER — I. ˈō-vər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar (preposition) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANGING — I. adjective Date: 12th century 1. : situated or lying on steeply sloping ground 2. a. : jutting out : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER — adv from inside to outside, above or across the brim. 2. over ·adv at an end; beyond the limit of …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
HANGING — noun death by suspension; execution by a halter. 2. hanging ·adj suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. 3. hanging …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER — [over] adv [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE ofer; akin to OHG ubar (prep.) above, beyond, over, L super, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HANGING — [hang.ing] adj (12c) 1: situated or lying on steeply sloping ground 2. a: jutting out: overhanging "a ~ rock" b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HANGING — execution by strangling or breaking the neck by a suspended noose. The traditional method, still in use on the continent …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — / ˈəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adverb , preposition , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of over …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HANGING — / ˈhæŋɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] the practice of killing sb as a punishment by …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVER — I. o ‧ ver 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ofer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HANGING — hang ‧ ing /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hanger , ↑ hanging , ↑ overhang …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HANGING — n. & adj. --n. 1 a the practice or an act of executing by hanging a person. b (attrib.) meriting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAD — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HANGING — n. & adj. n. 1 a the practice or an act of executing by hanging a person. b (attrib.) meriting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1. …
Oxford English vocab
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Oxford English vocab
HANGING — n. & adj. --n. 1. a the practice or an act of executing by hanging a person. b (attrib.) meriting …
Oxford English vocab
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT /oʊvə(r)/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAD — ( heads, heading, headed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Head' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HANGING — ( hangings) A hanging is a large piece of cloth that you put as a decoration on a wall. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HANGING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a hanging basket (= for putting plants in and hanging outside ) ▪ All the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
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