Not really, the specification of “the head” would refer to the head of the nail in the context of the idiom, because that’s the only thing in the idiom with a head so it’s the only head it can refer to.
But if you take it literally it can be any head you see right, because you’re not seeing it within the scope of the idiom but the scope of your direct surrounding? Otherwise nvm, i’m not a native speaker so whatever.
No, you’re right. It’s just English being funny and context dependant. You can easily misread things by mistake. That’s how a lot of puns and jokes work
Not really, the specification of “the head” would refer to the head of the nail in the context of the idiom, because that’s the only thing in the idiom with a head so it’s the only head it can refer to.
But if you take it literally it can be any head you see right, because you’re not seeing it within the scope of the idiom but the scope of your direct surrounding? Otherwise nvm, i’m not a native speaker so whatever.
No, you’re right. It’s just English being funny and context dependant. You can easily misread things by mistake. That’s how a lot of puns and jokes work