on one's head
Example Sentences
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One need not strap on ski boots or stand on one’s head to stay fit in old age.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2017
One cannot simply plonk a chapeau on one’s head every time one is thrust into a breezy al fresco glad-handing situation, can one?
From Slate • Oct. 7, 2015
Sleeping with an IV in one’s arm—used to periodically draw blood—or walking around with electrodes on one’s head and handing over multiple urine and saliva samples are not part of most peoples’ typical routines either.
From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2015
In a parody of the Bud commercial, a video from Oregon’s Ninkasi Brewing Company demonstrates that Budweiser is good for little outside of funneling and perhaps pouring on one’s head:
From Time • Feb. 4, 2015
There was no place for standing on one's head.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
