off with someone's head

短语

发音

UK /ˈɒf wɪð ˈsʌmwənz ˈhɛd/
US /ˈɔf wɪθ ˈsʌmwənz ˈhɛd/

别名

off with their head

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Used to express a desire to kill the person in question.

    幽默

    Some nerve! Off with their heads! shouted the master of ceremonies with mock ferocity, while the audience laughed.

词源

From the common use in past times of decapitation as a method of execution for prominent persons.

来源:wiktionary