overreact in an angry or harsh way
reply in a sharp or uncalled for manner
respond angrily to a harmless or moderate situation
His mother nearly bit his head off when he got his new shoes dirty.
The boss was is such a bad mood today. He bit the new guy’s head off for being two minutes late this morning.
I told the waitress that my meal was cold, and she practically bit my head off.
I said ‘Hello’ when I walked in and he nearly snapped my head off. He must have had a bad day at the office.
I’m afraid that if I ask for a leave now, my boss will bite my head off.
Ask your teacher the question you cannot solve. She is not going to bite your head off.
There is no origin for this idiom
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