Get through your head Meaning in English
expression
ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈθɹu/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhɛd
GET-throo-YOR-hed
ɡˈɛt/ /θɹˈuː/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈɛd
get-THROO-YAW-hed
Definition
To make someone understand or accept something, especially when they are resistant or not listening.
Usage & Nuances
This expression is informal and often used when someone is frustrated that another person isn't understanding. It's most common with 'can't you get it through your head?' It's not literal—don't use it in formal writing.
Spanish: meterte en la cabeza - hacerte entenderPortuguese (BR): colocar na sua cabeça - fazer você entenderPortuguese (PT): meter na tua cabeça - fazeres entenderChinese (Simplified): 让你明白 - 让你记住Chinese (Traditional): 讓你明白 - 讓你記住Hindi: समझा देना - दिमाग़ में बिठा देनाArabic: أجعلك تفهم - أدخل في رأسكBengali: মাথায় ঢোকানো - বুঝে নেওয়াRussian: вбить себе в голову - понять наконецJapanese: 頭で理解する - 腑に落とすVietnamese: nhét vào đầu - hiểu raKorean: 머릿속에 새기다 - 이해하다Turkish: kafasına sokmak - anlamakUrdu: دماغ میں بٹھانا - سمجھ لیناIndonesian: memasukkan ke dalam kepala - menyadari
Example Sentences
Try to get it through your head that lying is wrong.
basic
When will you get it through your head that you need to study?
basic
You have to get it through your head that this rule applies to everyone.
basic
No matter how many times I say it, he just doesn't get it through his head.
natural
You need to get it through your head: it's over between us.
natural
Why can't you get it through your head that I don't want help?
natural