It's a phrase commonly said in Massachusetts. It essentially means "Ohhhh, now I get it..." or "Duh!"
as when you didn't "get" a concept, and somebody explains it better such that you now understand it, and it was never that difficult in the first place, or maybe the original explanation was confusing.
Marblehead is the eastern-most town in Mass, and is truly the first place you'd see the sunrise.
(Great answer, except for one thing. I think the residents of many North Shore, South Shore, and Cape Cod towns, might disagree with you that Marblehead is the eastern most town in Massachusetts)
The expression is a play on words, i.e. when a light bulb comes on over your 'marble' head.
a Massachusetts saying- Marblehead, MA is a seaside town north of Boston--- the phrase is used to describe understanding ('light dawns') of something by a person who is being a bit dense or stubborn ('Marblehead')
head and shoulder
It is an adverb phrase (tells where).
The term "in her head" could be expressed by adverbs such as mentally, imaginatively, or intellectually. The phrase "in her head" can be used as an adverb phrase: She suffered from paranoia and the threats against her were all in her head.
An infinitive phrase. An infinitive phrase is a noun phrase with an infinitive as its head. Unlike the other noun phrases, however, an infinitive phrase can also function as an adjective or an adverb.
a Massachusetts saying- Marblehead, MA is a seaside town north of Boston--- the phrase is used to describe understanding ('light dawns') of something by a person who is being a bit dense or stubborn ('Marblehead')
Marble Head was created in 1822.
the population is about 20,377
A prepositional phrase is when the phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. Therefore the prepositional phrase in 'A chicken has a comb on its head?' is 'on its head'.
Defined as the HEAD (H) + CONSTITUENT. Once I identify the HEAD we can determine the category of the phrase. e.g.: PP (prepositional phrase) “in a box” the head is IN; NP (noun phrase) “a box” on its own is a NP.
No, a prepositional phrase typically consists of a preposition followed by a noun or pronoun (the object of the preposition) and any modifiers. The whole head would not be considered a prepositional phrase unless it is part of a larger sentence structure that includes a preposition and its object.
head and shoulder
It is an adverb phrase (tells where).
tête à tête
what phrase does Stewie use when he lifts the dumbbell over his head?
According to Thomas Tayler's Law Dictionary (printed in 1856), the phrase "Wolf's Head" pertains to an outlaw, meaning a person who might be killed with impugnity, like a wolf. It is said that the phrase was originally found in the phrase "to cry wolf's head." But I have no idea where that phrase came from.
The prepositional phrase for "from head" is "from head," indicating the starting point or origin of something.