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head a head (held in the hands) is the emblem of
St Denis,
St Oswald, and other saints who were beheaded at martyrdom.
be banging (or knocking) one's head against a brick wall be doggedly attempting the impossible and suffering in the process.
be hanging over someone's head (of something unpleasant) threaten to affect someone at any moment.
head and shoulders above far superior to.
make head or tail of understand at all (usually in negative contexts).
See also
put one's head on the block,
bury one's head in the sand,
headless,
heads,
a price on someone's head.
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Louis Charles Delescluze
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Louis Charles Delescluze , 1809-71, French journalist and...but came to oppose the regime of King Louis Philippe and took part in the February...emperor. After the fall of the empire, Delescluze was elected (1871) to the national...
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