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Talk over your head Meaning in English

expression

ˈtɔk/ /ˈoʊvɝ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhɛd
TAWK OH-ver yor (or YOOR) HED
tˈɔːk/ /ˈəʊvɐ/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈɛd
TAWK OH-vuh yAW HED

التعريف

To use language or concepts that are too difficult for someone to understand, often because they are too technical or advanced.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often used when someone feels excluded from a conversation they can't follow. Common with technical or academic subjects. Can sound apologetic ('Sorry, I didn't mean to talk over your head.') or critical. Not about volume or literal height, but complexity.

Spanish: hablar demasiado técnico - hablar demasiado complicado para tiPortuguese (BR): falar difícil demais - falar de forma que não entendePortuguese (PT): falar demasiado técnico - falar de forma que não entendeChinese (Simplified): 说得让你听不懂Chinese (Traditional): 講得讓你聽不懂Hindi: बहुत जटिल भाषा में बात करनाArabic: يتحدث بأسلوب معقد لا تفهمهBengali: আপনার মাথার উপরে কথা বলা - জটিল ভাষায় কথা বলাRussian: говорить слишком сложно - говорить непонятноJapanese: 難しい話をする - 難解な話をするVietnamese: nói quá tầm hiểu biếtKorean: 이해하기 어려운 말을 하다 - 너무 어려운 말을 하다Turkish: anlatılanı anlamayacak şekilde konuşmak - kafasını karıştırmakUrdu: سمجھ سے بالاتر بات کرناIndonesian: berbicara di luar pemahaman - berbicara terlalu rumit

جمل نموذجية

The teacher started to talk over your head during the math lesson.

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Please explain again; you talked over your head just now.

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When doctors use medical terms, they often talk over your head.

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Sorry if I talked over your head with all that computer stuff.

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Whenever my uncle talks about engineering, he totally talks over your head.

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I felt lost in that meeting—they really talked over your head the whole time.

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