stand head and shoulders above
1stand head and shoulders above — It means to stand apart from the rest (in a good way), or to be the best. For example, With his amazing grasp on the subject, John stood head and shoulders above the rest …
2stand head and shoulders above somebody — be/stand head and ˈshoulders above sb/sth idiom to be much better than other people or things • His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest. Main entry: ↑headidiom …
3stand head and shoulders above something — be/stand head and ˈshoulders above sb/sth idiom to be much better than other people or things • His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest. Main entry: ↑headidiom …
4head and shoulders above — adverb outstandingly superior to in intelligence he was head and shoulders above the others in his class * * * head and shoulders above used to say that someone or something is much better than others They are/stand head and shoulders above the… …
5be head and shoulders above somebody — be/stand head and ˈshoulders above sb/sth idiom to be much better than other people or things • His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest. Main entry: ↑headidiom …
6be head and shoulders above something — be/stand head and ˈshoulders above sb/sth idiom to be much better than other people or things • His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest. Main entry: ↑headidiom …
7head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head …
8head — 1 /hed/ noun TOP OF BODY 1 (C) the top part of your body which has your eyes, mouth, brain etc in it: My head aches. | He turned his head and looked at me. | severe head injuries 2 from head to foot/toe over your whole body: He was shaking from… …
9head */*/*/ — I UK [hed] / US noun Word forms head : singular head plural heads 1) [countable] the top part of your body that has your brain, eyes, mouth etc in it a bruise on the side of her head • Collocations: Verbs frequently used with head as the object… …
10head — head1 [ hed ] noun *** ▸ 1 top part of body ▸ 2 your mind and thoughts ▸ 3 leader of group ▸ 4 top/front part of something ▸ 5 white bubbles on beer ▸ 6 where river begins ▸ 7 top of drum ▸ 8 center of spot on skin ▸ 9 for counting animals ▸ 10… …
