out of one's depth

out of one's depth

English

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Adjective

out of one's depth

1. (literally) In water so deep that one cannot stand and may be at risk of drowning. [1]
2. (figuratively, idiomatic) In a situation which one is poorly prepared or unprepared to handle.

   Synonyms: in over one's head, out of one's league

   The team's first game was against the league champions; they were out of their depth and knew it.

   • 2011 October 18, Batman: Arkham City, Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, spoken by Batman (Kevin Conroy):

     She doesn’t know Joker, she’s out of her depth. I need to save her.

Translations

in water so deep that one cannot stand and may be at risk of drowning

Catalan: no tocar de peus Finnish: liian syvissä vesissä French: n'avoir pas pied (fr)

in a situation which one is poorly prepared or unprepared to handle

Hungarian: kicsúszik a lába alól a talaj, elveszti a talajt a lába alól, nem tud megbirkózni vele, meghaladja a képességeit Swedish: ute på djupt vatten

References

1. (please provide the title of the work)‎, accessed 24 May 2010, archived from the original on 2010-05-24