Meaning of IN OVER YOUR HEAD - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles #shorts
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So in English when you are in over your head
it means that you've agreed to do something
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that you're not actually able to do, and not
capable of doing.
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Maybe you don't even know how to do it.
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So a great example would, maybe your brother
and his wife have gone away for a weekend
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and you told them that you would paint their
house while they were gone, but you've never
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ever painted a house before.
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You don't know the first thing about painting
a house.
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This would be an example of a situation where
you are in over your head.
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So you've agreed to do something that you
are not capable of doing, that you don't even
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have the knowledge to do it.
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The same could be true if you told your brother
that you would fix his car, and you have no
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idea how to fix a car, and as soon as you
got started you realize quickly that you are
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in over head.
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