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talk over someone's head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
talk over -some-one's -head
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To communicate something beyond the level of comprehension of the target.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

talks over someone's head (present, singular) talking over someone's head (participle, present) talked over someone's head (participle, past) talked over someone's head (past)

Questions

What does talk over someone's head mean?
To communicate something beyond the level of comprehension of the target.

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