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To understand, grasp, or intellectually comprehend something complex, bizarre, or bewildering.
"It takes time to wrap your head around quantum mechanics and wave-particle duality."
"She could barely wrap her head around the fact that her debut novel became an international bestseller."
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Grounds psychological states or physical commitment in human bodily anatomy ('head').
American idiom emerging in the mid-20th century as an adaptation of "wrap your mind around", envisioning cognitive embrace of an intricate concept.
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