get (your) head around (something)

get (your) head around (something)
informal to be able to understand something.

He's tried to explain the rules of the game dozens of times but I just can't get my head around them.

(usually negative)

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • get your head around something — If you get your head around something, you come to understand it even though it is difficult to comprehend …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • get your head around something —    If you get your head around something, you come to understand it even though it is difficult to comprehend.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • get your head round something — british informal phrase to understand and accept something that seems strange Have you got your head around your new job yet? Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry: head * * * get your ˈhead round sth …   Useful english dictionary

  • get your head round something — British informal to understand and accept something that seems strange Have you got your head around your new job yet? …   English dictionary

  • get your head around sth — get your head round/around sth ► to manage to understand something: »It s hard to get your head round these new tax laws. Main Entry: ↑head …   Financial and business terms

  • get your head round/around sth — ► to manage to understand something: »It s hard to get your head round these new tax laws. Main Entry: ↑head …   Financial and business terms

  • get your head round sth — get your head round/around sth ► to manage to understand something: »It s hard to get your head round these new tax laws. Main Entry: ↑head …   Financial and business terms

  • head — head1 [ hed ] noun *** ▸ 1 top part of body ▸ 2 your mind and thoughts ▸ 3 leader of group ▸ 4 top/front part of something ▸ 5 white bubbles on beer ▸ 6 where river begins ▸ 7 top of drum ▸ 8 center of spot on skin ▸ 9 for counting animals ▸ 10… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • keep your head down — british informal phrase to continue doing something quietly, especially when there is trouble happening around you I have got to keep my head down and play it as it comes. Thesaurus: to continue something, or to continue to do somethingsynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Doublecheck Your Head — Remix album by Max Tannone Released September 1st, 2009 …   Wikipedia

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