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Meanings of sore heads in English

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Usage of sore heads in English
1
I spare myself sore heads and shaky hands, and save my pennies.
Thrift
2
Needless to say, there are a few sore heads about the place.
Radio NZ
3
I expect there'll be a good many sore heads over this business.
The Imperialist
4
They're pretty angry, grumpy, walking around like bears with sore heads.
The Irish Times
5
They are all grumbling like a lot of sore heads.
A People's Man
6
Ever since our outing last summer you have been like bears with sore heads.
Guns and Snowshoes; Or, the Winter Outing of the Young Hunters
7
Only there'll be sore heads, and an empty bunk or two before I'm through.
The Return of Blue Pete
8
Oh, there are a few sore heads, but nothing serious.
Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune
9
After eight days of heavy defeats, the Irish are nursing sore heads and bruised egos.
The Irish Times
10
It's the season for sore heads, and New Year's Day was a brutal one for me.
News.com.au
11
And a boss with a case of big-head will fill an office full of sore heads.
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son / Being the Letters...
12
Three of our men was used bad, and there's plenty of sore heads on both sides.
Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
13
Two of my riders are nursing sore heads.
The White Road
14
In the domain of politics, " sore heads" notoriously abound, and I suppose they always will.
Lessons in Life; A Series of Familiar Essays
15
Literary life is probably as prolific of failures, and as full of " sore heads" as political.
Lessons in Life; A Series of Familiar Essays
16
Gee, there'll be sore heads to-morrow!
The Web of Life
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