talks over someone's head
talks over someone's head is the third-person singular simple present indicative of talk over someone's head.
Meaning of talk over someone's head
Verb
talk over someone's head (third-person singular simple present talks over someone's head, present participle talking over someone's head, simple past and past participle talked over someone's head)
- To communicate something beyond the level of comprehension of the target.
- NASA was often accused of talking over the public's head.2001, Dan Brown, Deception Point, Pocket Books, →ISBN
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