"over the head" meaning in English

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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, the, head."
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          "word": "over one's head"
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          "text": "After I said that, they would not give me a break. They just kept beating me over the head with it.",
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          "text": "Her exploration of emotion, too, is slightly muted. You have to stop and consult yourself. Pain — or joy or passion — creep up afterwards. These poems never hit you over the head.",
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        "Dished out in an overly censorious way."
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