beyond one's pay grade
The idiom "beyond one's pay grade" is often used to indicate that a task or decision is outside someone's authority or expertise, typically requiring higher-level intervention.
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Definition
B2Workplace
(informal)Outside the scope of one's responsibilities or authority.
Example
- Deciding on the company's merger strategy is beyond my pay grade.
B2General
(informal)Too complex or advanced for one's current level of knowledge or expertise.
Example
- Solving this technical issue is beyond my pay grade.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "beyond one's pay grade":
beyond someone's graspabove oneselfout of one's leagueover one's headout of one's depthgo over someone's headover and abovetoo big for one's britchesbeyond measureabove and beyondout of reach