over one's head
Example Sentences
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Paralyzing traffic is one symptom; the increasingly absurd price of putting a roof over one’s head is another.
From New York Times • May 7, 2018
Pouring a bucket of ice water over one’s head, quite frankly, is.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2014
For others, any roof over one’s head is better than none.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2011
For cash-squeezed consumers by the millions, shopping on credit for everything from a new suit of clothing, to cars, kitchen appliances, even a roof over one's head, is increasingly painful.
From Time Magazine Archive
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It was not a pleasant feeling to have the thick, clammy water closing over one's head.
From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.