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hang one's head

hang one's head {v. phr.}

To bend your head forward in shame.

Johnny hung his head when the teacher asked him if he broke the window.

Compare: HIDE ONE'S HEAD.

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[head] See: [ACID HEAD], [BEAT INTO ONE'S HEAD], [BEAT ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL], [BIG HEAD], [COUNT HEADS], [EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD], [FROM HEAD TO FOOT], [GET […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[over one's head] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not understandable; beyond your ability to understand; too hard or strange for you to understand. * /Mary laughed just to be polite, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hide one's face] or [hide one's head] {v. phr.} 1. To lower your head or turn your face away because of shame or embarrassment. * /The teacher found out that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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