- 睡过头 shuìguòtóu to oversleepto sleep longer than intended; to sleep past the time one was supposed to wake up
- 杀人不过头点地 shārénbùguòtoudiǎndì to not push someone too far(proverb) Even when killing a person, the head merely falls to the ground; used to advise against being too harsh or pressing an opponent too hard after victory; to show mercy and not overdo it
- 回过头来 huíguòtóulái to returnTo return to a previous point in a conversation or line of thought; to come back to what was being said before.
- 聪明过头 cōngmingguòtóu too clever by halftoo clever for one's own good; having excessive ingenuity or being overly smart
- 过头话 guòtouhuà exaggerationexaggeration; words that go too far