get it through one's head

get it through one's head
(Slang) make someone understand it; understand

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • get it through one's head — understand, believe He has got it through his head that he will get a job easily without really making an effort …   Idioms and examples

  • through one's head — See: GET THROUGH ONE S HEAD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • through one's head — See: GET THROUGH ONE S HEAD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • through\ one's\ head — See: get through one s head …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get through one's head — {v. phr.} 1. To understand or believe. * /Jack couldn t get it through his head that his father wouldn t let him go to camp if his grades didn t improve./ * /At last Mary got it through her head that she had failed to pass the test./ 2. To make… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get through one's head — {v. phr.} 1. To understand or believe. * /Jack couldn t get it through his head that his father wouldn t let him go to camp if his grades didn t improve./ * /At last Mary got it through her head that she had failed to pass the test./ 2. To make… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get\ through\ one's\ head — v. phr. 1. To understand or believe. Jack couldn t get it through his head that his father wouldn t let him go to camp if his grades didn t improve. At last Mary got it through her head that she had failed to pass the test. 2. To make someone… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • head — [hed] n. [ME hede, heved < OE heafod, akin to Ger haupt (OHG houbit, Goth haubith) < IE base * kaput (orig. prob. cup shaped) > L caput: merged in Gmc with word akin to OHG hūba, a cap, crest (Ger haube) < IE base * keu , to bend,… …   English World dictionary

  • head — I n. upper part of the body 1) to nod; shake one s head 2) to bare; bow; drop, hang, lower; lift, raise; move; poke, stick; scratch; toss; turn one s head (to scratch one s head in amazement; to poke one s head around the comer) 3) to hold one s… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • head — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pate, poll, noggin (sl.), bean (sl.); chief, director, manager, leader; title, heading, caption; talent, ability, judgment; class, category, type, grouping; slang, user, addict (see habit). See… …   English dictionary for students

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