| 词汇 | in over your head |
| 词源 | in over your head. Another phrase whose origin may be the swimming pool, like go in off the deep end (qv). This American expression means “to be in a situation one can’t control,” as someone who didn’t know how to swim would be if he or she jumped in at the deep end of the pool. |
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