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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
"with a free hand" and "have one's head"
Regarding the following two sentences:
1. John bought us dinner with a free hand.("with a free hand" = generously)
2. The boss will surely have your head. (have one's head = get very angry)
These are example sentences I found in a vocabulary builder written by a non-native speaker. Are they really correct English? I can't find these expressions in any dictionaries I have.
1. John bought us dinner with a free hand.("with a free hand" = generously)
2. The boss will surely have your head. (have one's head = get very angry)
These are example sentences I found in a vocabulary builder written by a non-native speaker. Are they really correct English? I can't find these expressions in any dictionaries I have.
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Yes, they are used in English. q=free+handed I can't find a dictionary entry for it, but he'll have your head jokingly suggests that the boss will order your head to be cut off as a punishment. e.
- Yes, they are used in English.
- q=free+handed I can't find a dictionary entry for it, but he'll have your head jokingly suggests that the boss will order your head to be cut off as a punishment.
- e.
- they will roll away after they are cut off) which means that people will be punished for some failure for which they are responsible.
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Yes, they are used in English.
https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/free-handed?q=free+handed
I can't find a dictionary entry for it, but he'll have your head jokingly suggests that the boss will order your head to be cut off as a
https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/free-handed?q=free+handed
I can't find a dictionary entry for it, but he'll have your head jokingly suggests that the boss will order your head to be cut off as a
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