head off (something)
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They were not able to head off the leakage of the information about their research.
Другие идиомы:
- need one's head examined
- trouble one's head about (someone or something)
- head out
- head and shoulders above (someone or something)
- rear its ugly head
- bury/hide one's head in the sand
- stand (something) on its head
- need (something) like a hole in the head
- have a good head on one's shoulders
- fall head over heels in love with (someone)
- have (something) hanging over one's head
- put one's head in the lion's mouth
- touched (in the head)
- have one's head in the clouds
- should have one's head examined