- be hanging over someone's head
- (of something unpleasant) threaten to affect someone at any moment
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
be hanging over someone's head
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be hanging over someone's head — threaten to affect someone at any moment. → head … English new terms dictionary
(a) sword of Damocles hangs over someone's head — a sword of Damocles hangs over (someone s) head literary, literary if a sword of Damocles hangs over someone, they are in a situation where something bad is likely to happen to them very soon. You live with this sword of Damocles hanging over… … New idioms dictionary
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over — I UK [ˈəʊvə(r)] / US [ˈoʊvər] adverb, preposition *** Summary: Over can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun or a pronoun): a bridge over the river ♦ Two men were fighting over her. (followed by a number or amount) … English dictionary
over — I [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)[/t]] POSITION AND MOVEMENT ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, over is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information. Over is also used in phrasal verbs such as hand over and glaze over .) … English dictionary
over — 1 preposition 1 above or higher than something, without touching it: A lamp hung over the table. | She leaned over the desk to answer the phone. | The sign over the door said Mind your head . opposite under 1 (1), see also: above 1, across 1 2 on … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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(a) sword of Damocles hangs over head — a sword of Damocles hangs over (someone s) head literary, literary if a sword of Damocles hangs over someone, they are in a situation where something bad is likely to happen to them very soon. You live with this sword of Damocles hanging over… … New idioms dictionary
Head of state — This article is about the political term. For other uses, see Head of state (disambiguation). A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of… … Wikipedia
