head off (something)
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They were not able to head off the leakage of the information about their research.
Другие идиомы:
- go head to head with (someone)
- put one's head on the block for (someone or something)
- have a head start
- to head up
- make heads or tails (out) of (something)
- stand on one's head (to do something)
- put one's head in the lion's mouth
- touched (in the head)
- bite (someone's) head off
- stick one's head in a noose
- head over heels
- should have one's head examined
- have rocks in one's head
- able to (do something) standing on one's head
- over one's head