Over One's Head Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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over one's head What does over one's head mean?	too difficult or complicated for someone to understand.	"This explanation of cgi scripting is over myhead.Can you explain it in a less technical way?"
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Still in the game What does "Still in the game" mean?	If someone is still in the game, they may be having troubles competing, but they are not yet finished and may come back.
in black and white What does "in black and white" mean?	in writing	The company refused to deal with the customer's complaints until they were in black and white.
sound (someone) out What does "sound (someone) out" mean?	to try to find out how a person feels about something by asking him or her questions	The man has been sounding out his wife to see if she wants to move to a new house.
a needle in a haystack What does "a needle in a haystack" mean?	something that is very hard to find	Looking for the lost receipt among the thousands of other receipts was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

stumble across/upon (someone or something) What does "stumble across/upon (someone or something)" mean?	to find someone or something by accident or in an unplanned manner	I stumbled across a very nice restaurant last weekend.
jump/climb/get on the bandwagon What does "jump/climb/get on the bandwagon" mean?	join a popular activity/campaign	Everybody jumped on the bandwagon to try and stop smoking in the workplace.
firsthand What does "firsthand" mean?	directly	I learned the news from my sister firsthand.
bad-mouth (someone or something) What does "bad-mouth (someone or something)" mean?	to say bad things about someone or something	The supervisor has the habit of bad-mouthing her boss.

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Over One's Head Idiom