idiom · informal
get one's head around
UK/ɡet wʌnz hed əˈraʊnd/US/ɡet wʌnz hɛd əˈraʊnd/get·one's·HEAD·a·ROUND
speakingtask2
to understand or accept something that is surprising, complicated, or difficult
Examples
“I still can't get my head around the new regulations.”
“It was hard to get my head around the maths concept at first.”
“She eventually got her head around the argument after rereading it.”
Band 8 sentence
“I eventually got my head around the economic theory after attending several seminars.”
Collocations
- get your head around a concept
- get someone's head around the idea
Word family
get one's head around idiomget your head around idiom (informal)
Common mistakes
I can't get head around this idea.→I can't get my head around this idea.
Say it for a higher band
5understand→6get used to→7+get one's head around
Synonyms
grasp
Easily confused
get the hang of
“I finally got the hang of driving the manual car.”
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