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getting through one's head

getting through one's head is the present participle and gerund 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 getting through one's head

What is getting through one's head the present participle and gerund of?
Getting through one's head is the present participle and gerund of get through one's head.

Words near getting through one's head in the dictionary

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

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