out of one's league

Prepositional phrase

1. (idiomatic) In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.
   • Feel her breath in my face / Her body close to me / Can't look in her eyes / She's out of my league1987, Patrick Swayze, Stacy Widelitz, “She's Like the Wind”, performed by Patrick Swayze
   • He has an unwitting instructor in his cocky, bullying co-worker and pal, Kent (Pablo Schreiber), a slimeball whose knockout wife, Carly (Piper Perabo), is way out of his league.2008 June 3, Laura Collins-Hughes, “Neil LaBute Finds Reasons To Be Nice”, in New York Sun (theatre review), archived from the original on 05 Jun 2008
2. (idiomatic) Out of one's depth; in a situation which one is poorly prepared to handle.
   • These questions are out of my league, please let me ask a higher-up.
   • Most U.S. authors trying to depict European sophistication seem indefinably out of their league, like children sashaying around in grown-up shoes.1964 May 15, “Also Current (book reviews)”, in Time, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2012

   Synonyms:

   beyond one's depth, beyond one's scope, out of one's depth

3. (idiomatic) Too good or too expensive for one.
   • An expensive car is out of your league right now, don't you think?