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Meaning of William Tell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

the act of shooting an object off the top of a person's head.

attributive

Examples

“[…] did a William Tell number on his wife, you know, with a glass of gin on her head […]”
“According to Zornberg, "Rashi cites the midrash that presents the game the boys are playing as a kind of William Tell game, with Ishmael shooting arrows at Isaac and then claiming, 'But I am only playing.'"”
“2018, Karen Rose, Death Is Not Enough Did a William Tell type act where he shot an apple off his assistant's head.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

William's Harbour Williamina Williamite Williams Williams County Williams elfin facies syndrome

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