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head and shoulders
adverb
Definition of HEAD AND SHOULDERS
: beyond comparison : by far <head and shoulders above the competition>
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First Known Use of HEAD AND SHOULDERS
circa 1864
Related to HEAD AND SHOULDERS
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- far and away, by all odds, by a long shot, by far, by half
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