Head and shoulders

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	By force; violently; as, to drag one, head and shoulders.
	By the height of the head and shoulders; hence, by a great degree or space; by far; much; as, he is head and shoulders above them. - Felton.

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The Ox replied: "I do not wish to be ungrateful, for I am loved and well cared for by men, and they often pat my head and shoulders.

Fables by Aesop View in context

They showed the head and shoulders only, and her hair was more plainly done than usual, low on the forehead, which gave her an unusual look; the face was thin and worn, but no illness could impair the beauty of her features.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

He knew that she had a husband, but had hardly believed in his existence, and only now fully believed in him, with his head and shoulders, and his legs clad in black trousers; especially when he saw this husband calmly take her arm with a sense of property.

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

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