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get through one's head

get through one's head verb: to come to terms with a fact, a state of affairs, etc. that one was previously unable or refusing to accept.

Verb

get through one's head (third-person singular simple present gets through one's head, present participle getting through one's head, simple past got through one's head, past participle (UK) got through one's head or (US) gotten through one's head)

  1. (idiomatic) To come to terms with a fact, a state of affairs, etc. that one was previously unable or refusing to accept.
    • Pearl nodded obediently, pretending understanding. "If Jack can get his back off the bed in the morning, and get it through his thick head that he has to do his share of mucking out and grooming, not just riding the gee-gees, he ́ll be laughing.[…]"2017, India Millar, Pearl´s Story
    • He still couldn't get through his head that she was interested in him. Outside of Gloria Williams, the little girl next door who suddenly moved away, he couldn't remember anyone who paid that much attention to him.2000, Terry Larson, House of Parrotise

Forms of get through one's head

third-person singular presentgets through one's head
present participlegetting through one's head
pastgot through one's head
past participle UKgot through one's head
past participle USgotten through one's head

Questions about get through one's head

What does get through one's head mean?
Get through one's head means to come to terms with a fact, a state of affairs, etc. that one was previously unable or refusing to accept.
What part of speech is get through one's head?
Get through one's head is a verb.
What is the past tense of get through one's head?
The past tense of get through one's head is got through one's head.

Words near get through one's head in the dictionary

  1. get the wrong idea
  2. get thee behind me
  3. get there
  4. get this
  5. get through
  6. get through one's head
  7. get through one's thick skull
  8. get to
  9. get to first base
  10. get to fuck
  11. get to grass

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