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above one's bend

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Beyond one's power or ability.

US, dated, idiomatic

Examples

“I shall not attempt⟳ to describe⟳ the curiosities at Peale's Museum; it is above my bend⟳.”
“It would be above my bend⟳ to attempt⟳ telling you all we saw⟳ among the Redskins.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

above one's huckleberry above one's pay grade above one's paygrade above one's station above oneself above par

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