go over someone's head
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Verb
[edit]go over someone's head (third-person singular simple present goes over someone's head, present participle going over someone's head, simple past went over someone's head, past participle gone over someone's head)
- (idiomatic) To take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.
- She went over his head and took her complaint directly to the president of the company.
- (idiomatic) To escape someone's comprehension.
- I listened carefully, but the technical jargon went over my head.
Translations
[edit]to take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person
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to escape someone's comprehension
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