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Difference between Be over someone’s head and Hang over someone’s head

be over someone’s head—(also: be above someone’s head) said of smth. too difficult to understand:

  • I bought a handful of photographic magazines and when I got home to read them, I found they were completely over my head.

Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase be in over one’s headbe involved in a situation too difficult to deal with:

  • He realized that he was in over his head, and that only his family could help him.

hang over someone’s head—(of an evil, calamity, etc.) hover over a person; be imminent:

  • Celia Palmer had been acquitted of all the gravest charges hanging over her head this long time.

Note: Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase hold something over someone’s head—remind a person of his mistake or failure:

  • If I turned up late, my parents would hold it over my head for the rest of my life, but if it’s Taylor, well there’s always the exception.