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out of my league

out of my league

30 7.6
Too good for someone to match, often in social or romantic situations
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : fuera de mi liga
  • I didn't think I had a chance with her; she's really out of my league.
  • way out of my league
  • completely out of my league
  • so out of my league

Or I could love someone because I think that they're out of my league and they give me a bit of attention.

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Examples

Synonyms

out of one's depth
vsout of my league
8 7.8

Cannot deal with a new or difficult situation

is about another being at a higher social or romantic level, not task difficulty
in a league of one's own
vsout of my league
2 6.8

Much better than others in skill or quality

focuses on the speaker feeling another is at a higher romantic or social level
in a league of her own
vsout of my league
1 7.2

Much better than other people at something

expresses the speaker's sense that someone is beyond their social or romantic reach
outclassed
vsout of my league
6.1

Clearly worse than someone who is much better at the activity

is about someone else being at a higher social or romantic level than you

Antonyms

within reach
20 2.8

Close enough to get by hand or to achieve with little effort

How Suitable

suited
16 2.8
suitable
172 1.8
out of my league
  • Informal
30 7.6
unsuitable
20 2.6

Surface Forms

out of my league positive

Morphology

out + of + mine + league

The phrase combines 'out of' (beyond or excluded from) with 'league' (a group or level, as in sports), so a learner who knows the parts can plausibly infer a meaning like 'beyond my level' through a simple metaphorical mapping. Because this relies on transferring the literal sense of 'league' to social/romantic ability rather than a fully literal composition, it is not completely predictable and therefore only partially transparent.

Etymology

Out of my league comes from team sports, where league is a group of teams at the same level and being out of a higher league means playing against much stronger teams. So saying someone is out of my league means they are 'too good for me' or far above my level.