Aid agencies are taking proactive measures to head off a potential crisis.

Therefore I shall need you to overhang your head off the bedside.

Jess has the mouth of the arroyo guarded to head off Street.

Nas Ta Bega darted in here and there to head off escape.

The last time I saw her she nearly coughed her head off.

There is that magnificent Bob, eating his head off in the stable.

He cut the head off, but he did not underprop it alone.

Cut the head off a lie, it does not die at all.

The effort now must be to head off encroachments by Governor Obstinate.

The boat had been discharged, and was lying with her head off.

Then, with a sweep of the sickle-sword he took her head off.

Besides, some Yankee scout may shoot the top of your head off.

The trick made him mad and he bit the stork's head off.

If it had not burst, it would have taken his head off.

I am sure I hope he will not snap my head off.

I shall snap his head off every time he speaks to me.