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above one's bend

above one's bend prepositional phrase: beyond one's power or ability.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (US, dated, idiomatic) Beyond one's power or ability.
    • I shall not attempt to describe the curiosities at Peale's Museum; it is above my bend.1835, Davy Crockett, An account of Col. Crockett's tour to the North and down East
    • It would be above my bend to attempt telling you all we saw among the Redskins.1848, James Fenimore Cooper, The Oak Openings

Synonyms of above one's bend

Questions about above one's bend

What does above one's bend mean?
Above one's bend means beyond one's power or ability.
What part of speech is above one's bend?
Above one's bend is a prepositional phrase.

Words near above one's bend in the dictionary

  1. above board
  2. Above Derwent
  3. above grass
  4. above ground
  5. above measure
  6. above one's bend
  7. above one's huckleberry
  8. above one's pay grade
  9. above one's paygrade
  10. above one's station
  11. above oneself

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