Idiom
out of one's depth
Meaning
In a situation which one is poorly prepared or unprepared to handle.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am out of my depth with this difficult math homework.”
“When the manager asked me to lead the technical project, I felt completely out of my depth.”
“Although he had studied the theory for years, he realized he was out of his depth once he faced the practical challenges of the real world.”
Examples
simple
“I am out of my depth with this difficult math homework.”
contextual
“When the manager asked me to lead the technical project, I felt completely out of my depth.”
complex
“Although he had studied the theory for years, he realized he was out of his depth once he faced the practical challenges of the real world.”
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