over the head

prepositional phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, the, head.

“She hit me over the head with a baseball bat.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, the, head.

    She hit me over the head with a baseball bat.

  2. Dished out in an overly censorious way.

    After I said that, they would not give me a break. They just kept beating me over the head with it.

    1 more example

    Her exploration of emotion, too, is slightly muted. You have to stop and consult yourself. Pain — or joy or passion — creep up afterwards. These poems never hit you over the head.

    1982 August 28, Andrea Loewenstein, “Becker's Experience Talks Back”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 7, page 11
Cite this entry
APA

over the head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20head

MLA

“over the head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20head. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over the head,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20head.

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