Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

over one's head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: over one's -head
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

More complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one’s comprehension.

adj

More than one can handle; too much (especially in over one's head).

adj

Performing at a level greatly superior to one's usual level of performance.

adj

Directed to someone with authority over the person, so as to avoid requiring the approval of the person himself or herself.

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, head.

Example Sentences

"This is way over my head. Can you explain it more simply?"
"I’m in over my head on this project. Can you help?"
"Fuck Waist Deep, I'm in over my head / But it's cool, I'ma make it, I'm Good like Meagan"
"He just shot a spectacularly over his head round of golf and beat all of us."
"[Y]ou suspect that he's building a case to go over your head and talk to your boss about performance in your section."

Inflected Forms

over one’s head (canonical)

Synonyms

in too deep out of one's depth

Questions

What does over one's head mean?: More complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one’s comprehension.

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