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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

HAVE BEEN WAY OVER THE HEAD ...

Hello, I don't understand the meaning of this expression on this sentence:
' He read a long, erudite paper about harmonic relationships in Beethoven's Sonata, opus 109, that seems TO HAVE BEEN WAY OVER THE HEAD of his large audience.They apparently had assumed that Glenn would perform the sonata for them, but he played only a few snippets ...'
Could someone help me?
Thanks in advance,jo
  

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To 'go over one's head' is to be beyond one's comprehension . In your example, the erudite paper seemed not to have been understood by the audience. "That went right/way/totally/well over my head" = I didn't understand (comprehend) that at all.

— Mike in Japan

  • To 'go over one's head' is to be beyond one's comprehension .
  • In your example, the erudite paper seemed not to have been understood by the audience.
  • "That went right/way/totally/well over my head" = I didn't understand (comprehend) that at all.
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To 'go over one's head' is to be beyond one's comprehension .
In your example, the erudite paper seemed not to have been understood by the audience.

"That went right/way/totally/well over my head" = I didn't understand (comprehend) that at all.
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The extremest form I've ever heard of something "going way over the head" of someone is shown in this expression:

"It didn't touch a hair."
Now, that'sextreme incomprehension!
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