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go over somebody'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 his head.
go over somebody's head
1. to talk to or deal with someone's boss without talking to them first I really don't want to go over her head but if she won't listen to me I have no choice.
2. if a piece of information goes over someone's head, they do not understand it The bit about tax went straight over my head - was it important?