Emotions & feelings

get something out of your head

stop thinking about something

If you get something out of your head, you stop thinking about it repeatedly.

B2 very common mostly spoken

expression

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Why are you so quiet?

I'm trying to get yesterday's argument out of my head.

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I can't get that advert jingle out of my head.

The mistake everyone makes

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

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

Use “out of my head,” not “from my head,” in this expression.

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How it fits in a sentence.

get something out of your head; cannot get something out of your head

Your turn: say it out loud

I can't get that advert jingle out of my head.

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

get something out of your head

stop thinking about something

“I can't get that advert jingle out of my head.”

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