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bark your head off
bark extremely loudly
If a dog barks its head off, it barks very loudly and continuously.
Hear it in real life
Did you sleep well?
Not at all—the dog next door barked its head off.
The neighbour's dog barked its head off during the thunderstorm.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The neighbour's dog barked its head out all night.
Say: The neighbour's dog barked its head off all night.
The fixed expression uses off to describe barking loudly and continuously.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
the dog barked its head off; bark your head off
Your turn: say it out loud
The neighbour's dog barked its head off during the thunderstorm.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
bark your head off
bark extremely loudly
“The neighbour's dog barked its head off during the thunderstorm.”
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