Meaning of head and shoulders | Babel Free

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.”

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