IdiomBody & Senses
English
Englishget something through one's head
Meaning: To understand something that is difficult, especially because it is a shock, unwanted, or unexpected.
Example: “He can't get it through his head that the relationship is over.”
Origin: The head is pictured as a hard container that an idea must be forced into. The phrase is common from the 19th century and is often used in frustration, of someone slow to accept a fact.
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