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out over one's skis

out over one's skis is the alternative form of over one's skis.

Meaning of over one's skis

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Acting or speaking prematurely; getting ahead of oneself.
    • [T]he Michigan coach said Cunningham was “way out over his skis” in projecting that Lewis’ absence was due to more than a minor injury.2016 September 5, Nick Bromberg, “Jim Harbaugh: ESPN commentator ‘way out over his skis’ speculating on player suspension”, in Yahoo Sports, retrieved 13 Dec 2016

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What is out over one's skis the alternative form of?
Out over one's skis is the alternative form of over one's skis.

Words near out over one's skis in the dictionary

  1. out on a limb
  2. out on one's ear
  3. out on one's feet
  4. out on the tiles
  5. out one's mind
  6. out over one's skis
  7. Out Rawcliffe
  8. out sick
  9. out the ass
  10. out the blue
  11. out the wazoo

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