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over someone's head — ► over someone s head 1) (also above someone s head) beyond someone s ability to understand. 2) without consultation or involvement. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
go over someone's head — To take a problem, complaint, etc directly to a person more senior than someone • • • Main Entry: ↑head * * * go over someone s head : to discuss something with a person who is higher in rank than someone else He went over his supervisor s head… … Useful english dictionary
go over (someone's) head — 1. to deal with someone at a higher level. I would occasionally go over my manager s head to complain to the top financial officer. 2. to fail to understand something. She was being sarcastic, but he took her seriously the joke totally went over… … New idioms dictionary
over someone's head — 1) (also above someone s head) beyond someone s ability to understand the discussion was over my head, I m afraid 2) without someone s knowledge or involvement, esp. when they have a right to it the deal was struck over the heads of the regions… … Useful english dictionary
over someone's head — 1》 (also above someone s head) beyond someone s ability to understand. 2》 without consultation or involvement. → head … English new terms dictionary
(a) sword of Damocles hangs over someone's head — a sword of Damocles hangs over (someone s) head literary, literary if a sword of Damocles hangs over someone, they are in a situation where something bad is likely to happen to them very soon. You live with this sword of Damocles hanging over… … New idioms dictionary
go over someone's head — 1) to go to a more important or powerful person in order to get what you want I was furious that he went over my head and complained to my manager. 2) to be too difficult for someone to understand A lot of what was said in the meeting went right… … English dictionary
hold over someone's head — verb To harp on; to remind continuously (especially of a misstep or defeat) I get one parking ticket and he holds it over my head for six months. See Also: hold, hold over … Wiktionary
be hanging over someone's head — threaten to affect someone at any moment. → head … English new terms dictionary
be hanging over someone's head — (of something unpleasant) threaten to affect someone at any moment … Useful english dictionary
