American Idioms and Expressions

Go Over (someone's) Head Idiom

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go over (someone's) head What does go over (someone's) head mean?	to be too difficult for someone to understand	The explanation of how to operate the machinery went over my head.
go over (someone's) head What does go over (someone's) head mean?	to be too difficult for someone to understand	The reasons for the decision went over my head. I could not understand why.
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hard of hearing What does "hard of hearing" mean?	unable to hear well, partially deaf	My grandfather is hard of hearing.
put a bug in (someone`s) ear (about something) What does "put a bug in (someone`s) ear (about something)" mean?	to give someone a hint or an idea about something	My friend put a bug in my ear about going to France and I cannot stop thinking about it. Butterfly Idioms
nose (someone) out or nose out (someone) What does "nose (someone) out or nose out (someone)" mean?	to push someone away, to exclude someone	The older boy nosed the younger boy out of the line. The little girl was nosed out of the singing contest.
rub (something) off What does "rub (something) off" mean?	to remove or to be removed by rubbing, to erase something	The teacher rubbed off the writing on the whiteboard.
show (something) to good advantage What does "show (something) to good advantage" mean?	to make something look good, to make something stand out	The new paint helped to show the house to good advantage for the sale.

talking head What does "talking head" mean?	announcer or anchor on television (so called because often only the face and neck are visible)
To little avail What does "To little avail" mean?	If something is to little avail, it means that, despite great efforts, something ended in failure, but taking comfort from the knowledge that nothing else could have been done to avert or avoid the result.
Mad as a bag of hammers What does "Mad as a bag of hammers" mean?	Someone who is as mad as a bag of hammers is crazy or stupid. ('Daft as a bag of hammers' is also used.)

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