Idiom
have someone's blood on one's head
Meaning
To be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“If you ignore the safety rules, you will have his blood on your head.”
“The captain knew the ship was unsafe, but he sailed anyway and now has the crew's blood on his head.”
“By recklessly disregarding the warnings of his advisors, the king ultimately had the blood of thousands on his head.”
Examples
simple
“If you ignore the safety rules, you will have his blood on your head.”
contextual
“The captain knew the ship was unsafe, but he sailed anyway and now has the crew's blood on his head.”
complex
“By recklessly disregarding the warnings of his advisors, the king ultimately had the blood of thousands on his head.”
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