have blood on one's head
Variant of blood
noun
- the usually red fluid, consisting of plasma, red and white blood cells, etc., that circulates through the heart, arteries, and veins of vertebrates: blood is a body tissue that carries oxygen, hormones, cell-building material, etc. to, and carbon dioxide and waste matter away from, the other body tissues
- a comparable fluid, usually colorless or bluish, in many invertebrate animals
- the spilling of blood; murder
- lifeblood
- the sap or juice of a plant
- passion, temperament, or disposition
- parental heritage; family line; lineage
- relationship by descent in the same family line; kinship
- descent from nobility or royalty
- descent from purebred stock
- a dandy or fop
- people, esp. youthful people: new blood in an organization
- ☆ Slang
- a black person, esp. a male
- a close male friend: used, often in direct address, esp. among black people
transitive verb
- to let (a hunting dog) taste, smell, or see the blood of its prey
- to initiate (a hunter) by staining the hunter's face with blood of the prey
- to initiate (a person) in any new experience