UPON ONE'S HEAD


Meaning of UPON ONE'S HEAD in English

{adv. phr.} On one's self. * /When the school board fired the superintendent of schools, they brought the anger of the parents upon their heads./ * /Billy had been naughty all day, but he really brought his parents' anger down on his head by pushing his little sister into a mud puddle./ Compare: ABOUT ONE'S EARS.

See: ON ONE'S HEAD.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.