hand someone their head on a plate

A form of hand someone their head — To kill, especially by beheading.

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Meanings

verbhand someone their head on a plate (third-person singular simple present hands someone their head on a plate, present participle handing someone their head on a plate, simple past and past participle handed someone their head on a plate)

present singular third person hands someone their head on a plate · participle present handing someone their head on a plate · participle past handed someone their head on a plate · past handed someone their head on a plate

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hand someone their head.
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APA

hand someone their head on a plate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20someone%20their%20head%20on%20a%20plate

MLA

“hand someone their head on a plate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20someone%20their%20head%20on%20a%20plate. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand someone their head on a plate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20someone%20their%20head%20on%20a%20plate.

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