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go over someone's head
be too difficult to understand
If something goes over your head, it is too difficult or fast for you to understand.
Hear it in real life
Did you understand the joke?
No, it went right over my head.
The technical part of the lecture went completely over my head.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The explanation went above my head.
Say: The explanation went over my head.
The usual idiom uses “over,” not “above.”
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How it fits in a sentence.
go over my head; went over her head
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The technical part of the lecture went completely over my head.
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go over someone's head
be too difficult to understand
“The technical part of the lecture went completely over my head.”
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