above one's paygrade in English

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        "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."
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        {
          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "not suitable for one's rank",
          "word": "boven zijn niveau"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "above one's paygrade"
}

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        "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."
      ],
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not suitable for one's rank",
      "word": "boven zijn niveau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "above one's paygrade"
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"above one's paygrade" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase