tower head and shoulders above someone or something

tower head and shoulders above someone or something
tower head and shoulders above someone or something
1. Lit. [for someone] to stand much taller than someone or something. (Often used in exaggeration.) •

Bob towers head and shoulders above both his parents.

The boys towered head and shoulders above the walls of the maze. They found their way around easily.

2. Fig. to be far superior to someone or a group. •

The new vice president towers head and shoulders above the old one.

The chairman towered head and shoulders above the rest of the committee.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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