beyond one's pay grade
Meanings
prep_phrase
- Beyond one's level of authority.
- Beyond one's capability.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Possibly from the correspondence of the pay grade to the level of authority in the U.S. civil service and in the U.S. armed forces.
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