wrap one's head around

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動詞

比喩的用法 くだけた表現 稀用

(informal, figuratively) To come to a good understanding of. / (informal, more literally, uncommon) To crash into (something, especially a pole) messily and fatally while travelling in a motor vehicle.

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It's hard to wrap one's head around the idea that climate change is progressing so rapidly.

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意味（1）

(informal, figuratively) To come to a good understanding of.

It is sometimes mind-boggling to try and wrap one's head around all the possible information sets which one should try to address.

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意味（2）

(informal, more literally, uncommon) To crash into (something, especially a pole) messily and fatally while travelling in a motor vehicle.

Some crazy young bastard wrapped his head around a pole.

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意味（3）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wrap, head, around.

The words barely left the lips when there came a loud cry and a trample of hoof beats. It was Kelly, radiant and shining, her mane was whipping with her speed. I cried out to her and the mare came to a stop and wrapped her head around mine.

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wraps one's head around （ present singular third-person ）

wrapping one's head around （ participle present ）

wrapped one's head around （ participle past ）

wrapped one's head around （ past ）