Work & careers
be out of your depth
be beyond your skills or experience
If you are out of your depth, you are in a situation that is too difficult for your skills or experience.
Hear it in real life
How was your first week as a manager?
Honestly, I was a bit out of my depth.
I felt completely out of my depth during the technical meeting.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I was out from my depth in the new job.
Say: I was out of my depth in the new job.
The fixed preposition is “out of,” not “out from.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be out of your depth; feel out of your depth; be totally out of your depth
Your turn: say it out loud
I felt completely out of my depth during the technical meeting.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be out of your depth
be beyond your skills or experience
“I felt completely out of my depth during the technical meeting.”
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