get it into head

get it into head
get it into (your) head to begin to think that something is true.

Charles somehow got it into his head that I was an athlete.

She got the notion into her head that we should buy the place.


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  • get it into your head (that) — get it into/through/your head (that) informal phrase to understand and accept something Why can’t you get it into your head that we’re just friends? Thesaurus: to understand something …   Useful english dictionary

  • get it into your head — get it into (your) head to begin to think that something is true. Charles somehow got it into his head that I was an athlete. She got the notion into her head that we should buy the place …   New idioms dictionary

  • get something into your thick head — get something into/through/your thick head/skull/informal phrase to start understanding something This expression is used when you are angry and you think someone is being stupid Will you get it into your thick head that I’m not coming! Thes …   Useful english dictionary

  • get something into one's head — get something into one s (or someone s) head come or cause (someone) to realize or understand when will you get it into your head that it s the project that counts not me? …   Useful english dictionary

  • get/keep your head down — UK INFORMAL ► to put all your effort into finishing a particular task: »If I get my head down, I ll be able to finish the report before the end of the day. ► to do or say as little as possible in order to avoid attention: »The chairman intends to …   Financial and business terms

  • get it into one's head — To conceive the (esp wrong or foolish) notion, to believe (with that) • • • Main Entry: ↑head …   Useful english dictionary

  • get it into your head to do something — get/take/it into your head to do something informal phrase to decide to do something, and be determined to do it even if other people do not like it Thesaurus: to make a decisionsynonym Main entry: head …   Useful english dictionary

  • get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • get it through your head (that) — get it into/through/your head (that) informal phrase to understand and accept something Why can’t you get it into your head that we’re just friends? Thesaurus: to understand something …   Useful english dictionary

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