over one’s head

(idiom) something is too difficult or complicated for someone to understand

Example Sentences:

A: Do you ever wonder if God is real?
B: That stuff is so over my head that I never try to think about it.

Before the Olympics, Angelina tried to learn how to speak Chinese. Unfortunately, it was over her head, and she quit after only 3 weeks.

A: What do you think of the new professor?
B: His teaching style is way over my head. I can’t understand what he’s talking about.

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Similar idioms:

1. get one’s head around
2. have one’s head in the clouds
3. head start
4. hit the nail on the head
5. bury one’s head in the sand
6. head for
7. can’t make heads or tails of it
8. hang one’s head
9. be banging one’s head against the wall
10. beat one’s head against the wall
11. have a good head on one’s shoulders