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Head Shoulders Person Aerobics Lou Superior 1800s Referred

Idiom Head and Shoulders Above Someone
Example When it comes to aerobics, Lou is head and shoulders above everyone else.
Meaning far superior; much better than
Origin When it was first used in the 1800s, this saying referred to height: a very tall person towers over a very short one. But over the years the meaning has been stretched to include any skill one has that is better than someone else's. So a five-foot person may be head and shoulders above a six-foot person in math, tap dancing, and writing stories.

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