harm a hair on someone's head
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English[edit]
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Verb[edit]
- (figuratively) To hurt someone.
- Synonym: touch a hair on someone's head
Usage notes[edit]
- Chiefly used in negative sentences, as an admonition: a person should not be hurt in the slightest degree, or else there will be consequences.
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Further reading[edit]
- “harm a hair on someone's head”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “harm a hair on someone's head” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.