out of your league
/ˌaʊt əv jə ˈliːɡ/INFORMAL · C1
Meaning
not good or skilled enough compared with others
Examples
- 1Playing chess against the club champion, I was clearly out of my league.
- 2The designer flats by the river are way out of our league.
- 3Everyone else in the choir had sung professionally for years, and Leo felt out of his league.
- 4Is this job out of my league, or should I apply even with only two years' experience?
- 5The other bidders were offering twice our budget, so the house was out of our league.
Grammar
Usually after be or feel, often with way or completely in front. your changes to my, his, our and so on.
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