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. can’t make heads or tails of it
2. head for
3. head start
4. get one’s head around
5. learn something by heart
6. have one’s head in the clouds
7. hit the nail on the head
8. bury one’s head in the sand
9. beat one’s head against the wall
10. hang one’s head
11. be banging one’s head against the wall
12. have a good head on one’s shoulders
13. begin to dawn on someone
14. get through to