Appeal above the heads
"She was naive in thinking she could appeal above the heads of Barnier, Juncker and Tusk to EU leaders, when those leaders have more pressing issues on their plates and delegated the substance of talks to Barnier for a good reason."
Could you tell me what 'appeal above the heads of' means? Does it mean that she bypassed Barnier, Juncker and Tusk to get to someone more important?
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Effectively, yes. She was hoping to appeal to the leaders of the countries, rather than the EU officials representing those countries, in the hope that she could get them to back the plans that the EU weren't happy with.
- Effectively, yes.
- She was hoping to appeal to the leaders of the countries, rather than the EU officials representing those countries, in the hope that she could get them to back the plans that the EU weren't happy with.
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Effectively, yes. She was hoping to appeal to the leaders of the countries, rather than the EU officials representing those countries, in the hope that she could get them to back the plans that the EU weren't happy with.
0. . . she could appeal above the heads of Barnier, Juncker and Tusk. . .
A more common form of this expression is 'go over someone's head'.
Here's a simple example.
Bert is Carol's boss.
Andy is Bert's boss.
Carol has an idea she thinks is a good one. Bert tells her it is a bad idea.
Carol then goes to see Andy and tells him about her good idea.
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