get it through one's thick head

idiom

informal + impolite
: to understand
Why can't he get it through his thick head that I don't like him?

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“Get it through one's thick head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20it%20through%20one%27s%20thick%20head. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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