go over sb's head
Definition
› to be too difficult for someone to understand: All this talk about philosophy went right over my head. → See also hit the nail on the head → See also a roof over your head → See also off the top of your head
(Definition of go over sb's head from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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