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61head and shoulders — adverb 1. archaic : without good reason or excuse : by force : violently 2. : beyond comparison : by far : outstandingly stood head and shoulders above the rest in character and abil …
62on somebody's shoulders — on sb s shoulders idiom if blame, ↑guilt, etc. is on sb s shoulders, they must take responsibility for it • Stop trying to put the blame on somebody else s shoulders. Main entry: ↑shoulderidiom …
63on one's shoulders — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In your care; as your responsibility. * /The success of the program rests on your shoulders./ * /He acts as if he had the cares of the world on his shoulders./ …
64square one's shoulders — {v. phr.} To stand strong and ready to give battle; be brave. * /Jack squared his shoulders and entered the game./ * /Graduates must square their shoulders and face the world./ …
65weight of the world on one's shoulders — or[world on one s shoulders] or[world on one s back] {n. phr.} A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior as if you are very important. * /Don t look as if you had the weight… …
66on one's shoulders — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In your care; as your responsibility. * /The success of the program rests on your shoulders./ * /He acts as if he had the cares of the world on his shoulders./ …
67square one's shoulders — {v. phr.} To stand strong and ready to give battle; be brave. * /Jack squared his shoulders and entered the game./ * /Graduates must square their shoulders and face the world./ …
68weight of the world on one's shoulders — or[world on one s shoulders] or[world on one s back] {n. phr.} A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior as if you are very important. * /Don t look as if you had the weight… …
69To square one's shoulders — Square Square, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squared} (skw[^a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squaring}.] [Cf. OF. escarrer, esquarrer. See {Square}, n.] 1. To form with four equal sides and four right angles. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To form with right angles… …
70Head and Shoulders (story) — Head and Shoulders is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald written and published in 1920. It was first published in The Saturday Evening Post, with the help of Fitzgerald s agent, Harold Ober. It later appeared in his short story collection… …
