on one's head
The idiom "on one's head" can describe both physical positioning and metaphorical responsibility or blame.
Definition
B2Responsibility
(figurative, common)Having the responsibility or blame for something.
Example
- The failure of the project rests on his head.
- The responsibility for the error falls on her head.
B1Physical Position
(literal, common)In a position where the head is lower than the feet, typically upside down.
Example
- The gymnast stood on her head effortlessly.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "on one's head":
off one's headin one's headover the headhave someone's headover one's headstanding on one's headon one's plateon one's backhave one's head readon someone's handson someone's backturn on its headon one's mindoff the top of one's headon one's feetgo to someone's headuse one's headon topon one's legshand someone his headon someone's asson top ofoff one's boxhave one's name onhang one's haton the noseout on one's feetin someone's faceheels over headhead and shouldersbetween the ears