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gets through one's head

gets through one's head is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get through one's head.

Meaning of get through one's head

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

Questions about gets through one's head

What is gets through one's head the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets through one's head is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get through one's head.

Words near gets through one's head in the dictionary

  1. gets the word out
  2. gets the worst of it
  3. gets the wrong idea
  4. gets there
  5. gets through
  6. gets through one's head
  7. gets through one's thick skull
  8. gets to
  9. gets to first base
  10. gets to grips with
  11. gets to know

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