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got through one's head

got through one's head is the simple past and past participle 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 got through one's head

What is got through one's head the simple past and past participle of?
Got through one's head is the simple past and past participle of get through one's head.

Words near got through one's head in the dictionary

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

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