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beyond one's pay grade en · ADP

Pronunciation

Etymology

Possibly from the correspondence of the pay grade to the level of authority in the U.S. civil service and in the U.S. armed forces.

Meanings

  1. (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.
  2. (idiomatic) Beyond one's capability.
    • Figuring out how it would work logistically is above and beyond my pay grade and my brain power. 2007, Los Angeles Times:

Synonyms

above one's pay grade

Translations (2)

it oltre le proprie competenze (beyond the speaker's authority) · da over min lønramme (beyond the speaker's authority)

wikipedia: civil service