take a header
Example Sentences
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The bewildering swarms of these small mountaineers distract my attention and cause me to take a header that temporarily disables the machine.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Stevens, Thomas
Suddenly the whale turned up again, so as to take a header, as it were, and then dived with such rapidity that Turner had barely time to cut the line.
From Robur the Conqueror by Verne, Jules
"Well, what is it, master?" said Ben, looking up, and probably expecting to see me take a header into the muddy stream.
From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James
"Wow!" shouted Jerry, as he saw one of the riders suddenly shoot out of his saddle and take a header, to be followed by his companion a second later.
From The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness by Allen, Quincy
It wouldn’t be nice to take a header a thousand feet down.”
From Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)