get through one's head

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 understand or believe. * /I'll get it through his head if it takes all night./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • 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

  • 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 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

  • get it through one's head — (Slang) make someone understand it; understand …   English contemporary dictionary

  • head — See: ACID HEAD, BEAT INTO ONE S HEAD, BEAT ONE S HEAD AGAINST A WALL, BIG HEAD, COUNT HEADS, EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE S HEAD, FROM HEAD TO FOOT, GET THROUGH ONE S HEAD, GOOD HEAD ON ONE S SHOULDERS, GO TO ONE S HEAD, HANG ONE S HEAD, HAVE ONE S… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • head — See: ACID HEAD, BEAT INTO ONE S HEAD, BEAT ONE S HEAD AGAINST A WALL, BIG HEAD, COUNT HEADS, EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE S HEAD, FROM HEAD TO FOOT, GET THROUGH ONE S HEAD, GOOD HEAD ON ONE S SHOULDERS, GO TO ONE S HEAD, HANG ONE S HEAD, HAVE ONE S… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • head — See: acid head, beat into one s head, beat one s head against a wall, big head, count heads, eyes in the back of one s head, from head to foot, get through one s head, good head on one s shoulders, go to one s head, hang one s head, have one s… …   Словарь американских идиом

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