go over someone's head
To take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I will go over my manager's head to get this fixed.”
“Because the supervisor ignored my repeated requests for help, I decided to go over his head and email the director.”
“Feeling that the local branch manager was deliberately obstructing the project, the team lead chose to go over his head and present the findings directly to the regional board.”
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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another nail in someone's coffin
An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
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answer someone's prayers
To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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answer to someone's prayers
Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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apple of someone's eye
The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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bane of someone's existence
Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.
Last updated August 10, 2026