"above one's paygrade" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} above one's paygrade, {{en-PP}} above one's paygrade
  1. Not suitable for one in one's current rank in an organization; suitable for someone more senior, implying that one is not competent enough or not paid well enough to deal with the problem. Translations (not suitable for one's rank): boven zijn niveau (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-above_one's_paygrade-en-prep_phrase-uDqR8uVG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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