to bite someone’s head off 的意思是对某人严厉斥责、大发脾气，而且往往是在对方没有准备的情况下。
- I’m very sorry I lost my temper, I didn’t mean to bite your head off.
- Don’t bite my head off, it wasn’t my fault, I was just explaining the situation.
值得注意的是，另一个短语 to bite your tongue 的意思是强忍住不说出、保持缄默的意思。
- I had to bite my tongue to stop me from telling her what I really thought.
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