OVER SB'S HEAD


Meaning of OVER SB'S HEAD in English

1.

too difficult or complicated for sb to understand :

A lot of the jokes went (= were) right over my head.

2.

to a higher position of authority than sb :

I couldn't help feeling jealous when she was promoted over my head.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.