Bite Someone’s Head Off
When we see a tiger or other wild animal open its mouth and hear it roar, we may fear it will bite someone’s head off. When we open our mouths while angry, other people may expect us to bite their heads off.
To bite someone’s head off means to react in anger.
We have a bad day, so we take it out on the people around us. They may have no idea why we react as we do, since they did nothing to provoke us.
Other times, people may irritate us with what we consider inappropriate behavior.
Either way, we act or react with:
- Rage
- Force
- Impatience
A similar expression is to snap someone’s head off.
Both mean to scold or speak in a mean manner. If we are mad at the world, whoever comes our way suffers.
Our response to others matters.
Once we speak words, we can’t take them back. We can apologize, but the harm remains.
We all have bad days.
However, we decide whether we will do the best we can or make life miserable for everyone we encounter. Remember, we catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Will we spread:
- Health or harm?
- Love or hate?
- Encouragement or despair?
Let’s not allow bad days to control us. Rather, let’s bite our tongues and treat others as we want to be treated.
“They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows. (Psalm 64:3 NIV).
Thanks to Katherine Pasour for the suggestion. Photo by shravan khare on Pexels.
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