Meaning of out of one's league | Babel Free
Definitions
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In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own. idiomatic
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Out of one's depth; in a situation which one is poorly prepared to handle. idiomatic
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Too good or too expensive for one. idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
eine Nummer zu groß für jemanden
Français
au-dessus de ses moyens
Examples
“Feel her breath in my face / Her body close to me / Can't look in her eyes / She's out of my league”
“He has an unwitting instructor in his cocky, bullying co-worker and pal, Kent (Pablo Schreiber), a slimeball whose knockout wife, Carly (Piper Perabo), is way out of his league.”
“These questions are out of my league, please let me ask a higher-up.”
“Most U.S. authors trying to depict European sophistication seem indefinably out of their league, like children sashaying around in grown-up shoes.”
“An expensive car is out of your league right now, don't you think?”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.