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out of one's depth

To be in a situation which one is poorly prepared or unprepared to handle.
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The team's first game was against the league champions; they were out of their depth and knew it.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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  • milads.21086
    milads.21086
    Hi, I'm Ali. Last year I wanted to took the Ielts exam.But I knew it was out of my depth.So I made a decision to study English hardly in a year and then take exam
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