We just got our head handed to us
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>.” <span word="Got">Got</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thoroughly">thoroughly</span> <span word="outplayed">outplayed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="beheaded">beheaded</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="decapitated">decapitated</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="anyways">anyways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> – <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span>) <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="clobbered">clobbered</span>, <span word="trounced">trounced</span>, <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>, <span word="slaughtered">slaughtered</span> – <span word="all">all</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="sportswriters">sportswriters</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="sided">sided</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loser">loser</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beheading">beheading</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Baptist">Baptist</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biblical">biblical</span> <span word="revenge">revenge</span> <span word="saga">saga</span>. <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>:</p>
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