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This tag is for questions about whether something obeys the rules of grammar in English. The question must INCLUDE THE SPECIFIC GRAMMATICAL CONCERN. If your question is about grammar itself, please use the "grammar" tag.
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Double Posessive Usage
Leaving out the possessive actually changes the meaning. You might think of each possessive as marking a successive inheritance. The father is Dan's. The breath is Dan's father's.
In the example of D …
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Can you say "go in over your head" instead of "be in over your head"?
In a word: nope. "Go in over your head" just doesn't fly. In your example, "got in over my head" is a perfect fit.
Of course, there's also the expression "to go over one's head", which is completely …
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