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Over one's head
Meaning/Usage
: When something is mentally too difficult to understand.
Explanation
: To understand something, information needs to go
inside
the brain. This is used to say that the information failed to go inside.
"
I don't know the answer to that problem. The subject is
over my head
.
"
"
Don't bother explaining it to him. It's way
over his head
.
"
A:
"
I have to write a paper on the theory of relativity. Do you know anything about it?
"
B:
"
I won't be able to help you. The theory of relativity is way
over my head
.
"
Other Common Sentences
"
I don't understand the meaning. It might be too deep for me.
"
"
It's beyond my comprehension, so don't bother trying to explain it.
"
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