# wrap your head around something

idiom · CEFR B1

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/wrap-your-head-around-something
Updated: 2026-06-07

## Meaning

Understand something complicated

## Examples

- I cannot wrap my head around this math problem.
- The new software is quite different from the old one, so it takes time to wrap your head around the new features.
- Even after the professor explained the theory several times, many students struggled to wrap their heads around such a difficult and abstract concept.

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