Hello everyone!
Welcome to Idiom 100, where we learn 100 commonly used idioms by native English speakers.
All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you,
but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you'll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.
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Hello everyone!
Today's idiom is: bite my head off.
Bite my head off.
Alright, so this idiom sounds a little bit ferocious, but actually it's a very casual one we can use in our daily lives maybe.
So, let's imagine that we have a monster family, right?
So, we have the monster mom and the monster boy, okay?
And the monster mom is very angry and she's yelling at the monster boy and she gets so angry, she bites his head off.
Well, she's a monster and that's what monsters do when they're angry.
Yeah, she bit his head off.
So, let's imagine this in our heads as we listen to some examples of the idiom 'bite my head off'.
Patti! I told you to turn off the TV when you leave the room and keep the volume down!
Mom, don't bite my head off. I told you I will be careful.
Alright, so the mom was really angry and yelling, saying, 'Turn off the TV,' or, 'Keep the volume down.'
And the daughter was kind of not very happy and said, 'Don't bite my head off, Mom.'
Yeah, don't get angry at me.
Alright, let's listen to the second example.
So, how was your teacher?
Well... I made one mistake in class and he bit my head off before I could explain anything!
Really? Hope he's not like that normally.
Okay, so he only made one mistake in class and the teacher bit his head off, got really angry and yelled at him.
Alright, so to 'bite my head off' means to speak very angrily and quickly.
Yeah, maybe to yell or get very angry about something, alright?
And you can say to someone else, 'Don't bite my head off.'
It means don't yell at me. Don't get angry at me.
But, you should be careful when you say this, because if the person is really angry and you say, 'Don't bite my head off,'
probably they will become more angry.
So, it's something you should be careful deciding to use this phrase, don't bite my head off.
You might have to be prepared to have a big fight after you say it, alright?
Or you can talk about it more casually about someone else, yeah?
'Ah, my mother bit my head off this morning,' when you're talking to your friends or something.
That's very casual and you don't have to worry about that person getting more angry at you.
So, next time someone yells at you or gets very angry, you can talk about it as, 'She bit my head off,' and then tell them why.
And it's a very natural way to talk about it.
So, I hope no one bites your head off today and I'll see you next time.