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Meaning of head and shoulders | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To a considerable degree.
    idiomatic, not-comparable
  2. By force; violently.
    not-comparable

Examples

“She was head and shoulders better than any of her rivals.”
“He was head and shoulders above the others in the law firm.”
“Both the New York Central and Pennsylvania systems, which in speed⟳ tower head-and-shoulders over other American lines, have⟳ added substantially to their high speed⟳ mileage between 1939 and 1940, [...].”
“to drag⟳ somebody head and shoulders”
“They bring⟳ in every figure⟳ and scheme of speech, head and shoulders.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

head down, bum up head first head on head over ears head over heels head to foot

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