"above one's bend" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-above one's bend.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} above one's bend, {{en-prep phrase}} above one's bend
  1. (idiomatic, US, dated) Beyond one's power or ability. Tags: US, dated, idiomatic Synonyms: above one's huckleberry
    Sense id: en-above_one's_bend-en-prep_phrase-bnB3d74X Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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