I was furious that he went over my head and complained to my manager.
A lot of what was said in the meeting went right over my head.
English dictionary. 2014.
over someone's head — ► over someone s head 1) (also above someone s head) beyond someone s ability to understand. 2) without consultation or involvement. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
go over someone's head — To take a problem, complaint, etc directly to a person more senior than someone • • • Main Entry: ↑head * * * go over someone s head : to discuss something with a person who is higher in rank than someone else He went over his supervisor s head… … Useful english dictionary
go over (someone's) head — 1. to deal with someone at a higher level. I would occasionally go over my manager s head to complain to the top financial officer. 2. to fail to understand something. She was being sarcastic, but he took her seriously the joke totally went over… … New idioms dictionary
over someone's head — 1) (also above someone s head) beyond someone s ability to understand the discussion was over my head, I m afraid 2) without someone s knowledge or involvement, esp. when they have a right to it the deal was struck over the heads of the regions… … Useful english dictionary
over someone's head — 1》 (also above someone s head) beyond someone s ability to understand. 2》 without consultation or involvement. → head … English new terms dictionary
(a) sword of Damocles hangs over someone's head — a sword of Damocles hangs over (someone s) head literary, literary if a sword of Damocles hangs over someone, they are in a situation where something bad is likely to happen to them very soon. You live with this sword of Damocles hanging over… … New idioms dictionary
hold over someone's head — verb To harp on; to remind continuously (especially of a misstep or defeat) I get one parking ticket and he holds it over my head for six months. See Also: hold, hold over … Wiktionary
go over someone's head — verb To take up an issue with another persons boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person. She went over his head and took her complaint directly to the president of the company … Wiktionary
be hanging over someone's head — threaten to affect someone at any moment. → head … English new terms dictionary
be hanging over someone's head — (of something unpleasant) threaten to affect someone at any moment … Useful english dictionary
