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old head on young shoulders

idiom

Alternative form of good head on one's shoulders.


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  1. 01

    any old nook or cranny

    Alternative form of any nook or cranny.

  2. 02

    bad old days

    The past, seen as a time when things were worse.

  3. 03

    bang one's head against a brick wall

    To waste effort on a futile project.

  4. 04

    bash someone's head

    To beat up someone violently.

  5. 05

    big head

    An inflated ego, an exaggerated belief in one's own importance.

  6. 06

    big old

    Emphatically or impressively big; really big.

  7. 07

    bite someone's head off

    To severely berate someone.

  8. 08

    blow someone's head off

    To shoot someone in the head.

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