Everyday English
get your head round something
manage to understand something difficult
To manage to understand something that is difficult or confusing.
Hear it in real life
Do you understand the payment rules?
Not completely; I still can't get my head round them.
It took me a week to get my head round the new booking system.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can't get my head around of the new rules.
Say: I can't get my head round the new rules.
Use "get your head round something" without "of"; "around" is also possible, especially in American English.
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How it fits in a sentence.
get your head round something; cannot get your head round something
Your turn: say it out loud
It took me a week to get my head round the new booking system.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
get your head round something
manage to understand something difficult
“It took me a week to get my head round the new booking system.”
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