in over your head

in over your head
unable to win, competing against better players
  

If you play chess against Boris, you'll be in over your head.


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  • over your head — beyond your understanding or ability The technical details were over my head. [=too complicated for me to understand] That joke went right over my head. [=I did not get that joke] We realized after we started the business that we were (in) over …   Useful english dictionary

  • over your head — If something is over your head, or goes over your head, it is too complex or difficult for you to understand …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Over Your Head — Genre Home and Garden Starring Eric Stromer Country of origin United States No. of seasons 9 No. of episodes 105 …   Wikipedia

  • over your head —    If something is over your head, or goes over your head, it is too complex or difficult for you to understand.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Over your head —   If something is over your head, or goes over your head, it is too complex or difficult for you to understand …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • in over your head —    If someone is in over their head, they are out of the depth in something they are involved in, and may end up in a mess.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you are in over your head, you are involved in something that is too difficult… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • in over your head — in over (your) head involved in a situation that is too difficult for you to deal with. Historians say that as president, Harding was a man who was in over his head …   New idioms dictionary

  • in over your head — If someone is in over their head, they are out of the depth in something they are involved in, and may end up in a mess …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • in over your head — in over your ˈhead idiom involved in sth that is too difficult for you to deal with • After a week in the new job, I soon realized that I was in over my head. Main entry: ↑headidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • be in over your head — be/get in over your head ► to be involved in something that is too difficult for you to deal with: »He denied fraud saying he was a businessman who just got in over his head. Main Entry: ↑head …   Financial and business terms

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