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Definition of in over (one's) head

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Other terms relating to 'hard, confusing, difficult, a problem':

Definitions include: to deal with urgent problems (usually at work.)
Definitions include: something very difficult.
Definitions include: probably.
Definitions include: to deal with urgent problems (usually at work.)
Definitions include: "done".
Definitions include: too difficult.
Definitions include: great; "awesome"; "cool".
Definitions include: a small problem.
Definitions include: fully; extraordinarily; powerfully.
Definitions include: spelling variant of goner.
Definitions include: speech one doesn't understand - usually jargon specific to a particular field.
Definitions include: someone or something who will die soon.
Definitions include: to encounter difficulties.
Definitions include: very good, excellent, impressive; "cool"; "awesome".
Definitions include: penis.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'head':

Definitions include: an LSD user.
Definitions include: an unintelligent person; "dimwit".
Definitions include: In the RN/RM, 'Baby's Head' refers to tinned steak and kidney pudding which was in ration packs until the change to dehydrated rations.
Definitions include: a penis.
Definitions include: to face difficulties while trying to solve a problem.
Definitions include: messy hair from sleeping.
Definitions include: conceit.
Definitions include: A totally stupid or useless person
Definitions include: to reprimand.
Definitions include: a female that performs fellatio frequently, or performs it well.
Definitions include: to perform fellatio.
Definitions include: someone who is dense, thick in the head, or just plain stupid.
Definitions include: "air head" someone who is not thinking straight.
Definitions include: a truncated sentence "But-her-head" used to describe someone who's face is ugly
Definitions include: Someone who isn't that smart or isn't nice.

Other terms relating to 'in':

Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
Definitions include: no chance.
Definitions include: something easy.
Definitions include: at some time before the present.
Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
Definitions include: included.
Definitions include: clitoris.
Definitions include: to intrude.
Definitions include: See barge in.
Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury
Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time."

Other terms relating to 'over':

Definitions include: See be all over.
Definitions include: pestering a person.
Definitions include: pestering multiple people.
Definitions include: Arse over tip / arse over tit.
Definitions include: fallen in a dramatic fashion; "head over heels".
Definitions include: fallen in a dramatic fashion; "head over heels".
Definitions include: to do something with vigor.
Definitions include: a command (usually given by objects) implying that one is about to be taken advantage of, be in a bad situation, or fail miserably.
Definitions include: a phrase of one is about to be in trouble big-time or something bad is about to happen.
Definitions include: to be extremely accommodating.
Definitions include: "Get ready for some serious trouble."
Definitions include: acronym of "bend over here it comes again."
Definitions include: to give to; hand over.
Definitions include: to go.
Definitions include: to go.

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