fling head back

fling (one's) head back

To move one's head backwards in a swift motion. I flung my head back to shake the hair out of my eyes. My son unexpectedly flung his head back over the weekend and hit me in the face—hence the fat lip. Yeah, I had whiplash after the accident. I really flung my head back when that other car hit me.

See also: back, fling, head

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fling one's head back

to tilt one's head back quickly. She flung her head back and laughed heartily. She flung back her head and laughed.

See also: back, fling, head

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.