get it through someone's head

idiom

: to cause someone to learn, remember, or accept something
She's finally gotten it through their heads that she doesn't eat meat.
He can't seem to get it through his head that I'm not interested in working with him.

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“Get it through someone's head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20it%20through%20someone%27s%20head. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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