head & shoulders
Far above others
Head and shoulders describes a margin of clear superiority—someone standing so much taller than competitors that the difference is visible from the shoulders up: She was head and shoulders above the other candidates.
The phrase emphasizes dominance that isn't close or debatable.
Head & Shoulders is also a dandruff shampoo brand, which plays on the literal body parts the product serves.
- neckHead-body junction
- hairFibrous scalp covering
- scalpSkin covering skull
- shampooLiquid hair cleanser
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
dandruff · TV commercial · superior · cut above · suds · bust · upper body · competition · clean · above · nape · lather · crown · rinse · body · foam · shower · massage
head & shouldersbarely
Only just, almost not
slightly · marginally · by a hair · by a whisker · just barely
head & shouldersdead last
Finishing behind all others
at the bottom · bringing up the rear · lagging · rock bottom · bottom of the barrel
head, heads, headed, heading, headless, header, headfirst, headstrong, overhead