beyond one's pay grade
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Possibly from the correspondence of pay grade to level of authority in U.S. civil service and in the U.S. armed forces.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- (idiomatic) Beyond one's level of authority.
- 1971, Testimony before U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services,
- Sir, I think that is a policy decision only the President can make. That is beyond my pay grade.
- 1971, Testimony before U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services,
- (idiomatic) Beyond one's capability.
- 2007, Los Angeles Times:
- Figuring out how it would work logistically is above and beyond my pay grade and my brain power.
Translations[edit]
beyond the speaker's authority
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