hand someone their head on a platter

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

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Meanings

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

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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hand someone their head.
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Chicago

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

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