out of your depth
/ˌaʊt əv jə ˈdepθ/NEUTRAL · C2
日本語では近い表現
荷が重い
直訳: «背の立たない深みにいる»
意味
without enough knowledge or skill to deal with something
知識や能力が足りず対処できない.
例文
- 1On my first day in the advanced class, I felt completely out of my depth.
- 2Leo was out of his depth when his boss asked him to run the whole project alone.
- 3Maria had never cooked for more than four people, so she was out of her depth at the wedding dinner.
- 4Are you sure you won't be out of your depth, teaching physics with an arts degree?
- 5The questions in the final round were so hard that even our best player was out of his depth.
文法
通常 be か feel の後に置く。your は主語に合わせて変わる(my、her、their)。
似た意味の表現
「教育」の他のイディオム
このテーマの20個とテストへ →20テーマ・400のイディオムを、忘れさせない復習と一緒に
ここではいくつかの質問だけ。アプリなら16の練習モード、日本語の近い表現、復習のタイミングを教えてくれる間隔反復があります。
