knock heads

knock heads
knock heads — see knock, 1
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Main Entry:head
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knock heads
US informal
1 : to argue or disagree

The two of them knocked heads soon after they started working together.

2 : to use angry or forceful methods to control or punish people

I am going in there and knock some heads if they don't start behaving.

— often + together

I am going to go in there and knock their heads together if they don't start behaving.

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Main Entry:knock

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • knock together — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms knock together : present tense I/you/we/they knock together he/she/it knocks together present participle knocking together past tense knocked together past participle knocked together 1) to make two rooms or… …   English dictionary

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  • knock your heads together — bang/knock your/their ˈheads together idiom (informal) to force people to stop arguing and behave in a sensible way Main entry: ↑headidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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