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Contraposition Posted 9 years ago
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Head and shoulders

What does 'head and shoulders taller' mean?


He is head and shoulders taller than anyone else.

  

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His head and shoulders are above the tops of other people's heads.

  • His head and shoulders are above the tops of other people's heads.
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His head and shoulders are above the tops of other people's heads.

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contrapositionWhat does 'head and shoulders taller' mean?

The phrase is an idiom, but perhaps in your example, we can take it literally.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/head-and-shoulders-above

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