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above one's pay grade

above one's pay grade prepositional phrase: synonym of beyond one's pay grade.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of beyond one's pay grade.
    • I doubt it, but that’s above my pay grade. That’s Amy [Poehler] and Mike [Schur]’s decision – they’re the keepers of the flame. It was a dream job and I’m proud to say none of us took it for granted.2026 April 23, Rich Pelley, quoting Adam Scott, “Severance star Adam Scott: ‘There’s nothing wrong with being told that you resemble Tom Cruise’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 23...

Synonyms of above one's pay grade

Questions about above one's pay grade

What does above one's pay grade mean?
Above one's pay grade means synonym of beyond one's pay grade.
What part of speech is above one's pay grade?
Above one's pay grade is a prepositional phrase.

Words near above one's pay grade in the dictionary

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

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