Emotions & feelings

can't get something out of your head

be unable to stop thinking about something

If you can't get something out of your head, you keep thinking about it even when you want to stop.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Why are you humming that tune again?

I can't get it out of my head.

Play the conversation

I can't get that awkward conversation out of my head.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I can't get that song out from my head.

Say: I can't get that song out of my head.

The expression uses "out of your head," not "out from your head."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

can't get something out of your head; couldn't get something out of my head

Your turn: say it out loud

I can't get that awkward conversation out of my head.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

can't get something out of your head

be unable to stop thinking about something

“I can't get that awkward conversation out of my head.”

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