What does it mean when someone says, “He’s in over his head” ?

1. What does it mean when someone says, “He’s in over his head” ?

2. In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom “in over one’s head” by using context clues.

3. A + B =C A + B = Z Idioms are phrases that don’t mean exactly what the words say.

4. context clues OR IDIOM

5. Rained cats and dogs = Rained very hard

6. When the chef tried to build the world’s tallest chocolate fountain, he was in over his head. Chocolicious!

7. What have I gotten myself into?

8. To be in over one’s head = To be overwhelmed

10. 1 • Imagine the idiom. 2 Examine context clues. 3 Draw a picture.

11. In this lesson, you learned the meaning of the idiom “in over your head” by using context clues.

12. Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the sentence, “Cheyenne was in over her head when she tried to join the circus after only one trapeze lesson.”

13. Make up your own sentence using the idiom “in over one’s head,” then illustrate it.

14. Choose a partner and use the idiom “in over one’s head” in as many different sentences as possible. Write down your sentences.

15. Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the sentence, “I was in over my head when I agreed to pet sit for a family with twelve little monkeys.” Write down your answer using the steps from this lesson.