"get through one's head" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get through one's head.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets through one's head [present, singular, third-person], getting through one's head [participle, present], got through one's head [past], got through one's head [UK, participle, past], gotten through one's head [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> through one's head}} get through one's head (third-person singular simple present gets through one's head, present participle getting through one's head, simple past got through one's head, past participle (UK) got through one's head or (US) gotten through one's head)
  1. (idiomatic) To come to terms with a fact, a state of affairs, etc. that one was previously unable or refusing to accept. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-get_through_one's_head-en-verb-dcULUhQL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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