beyond one's pay grade

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Beyond one's level of authority

Sir, I think that is a policy decision only the President can make. That is beyond my pay grade.

Beyond one's capability

Figuring out how it would work logistically is above and beyond my pay grade and my brain power.

beyond one's pay grade

    Hyphenation

    be·yond one's pay grade

    Turkish pronunciation

    bîônd wʌnz pey greyd

    Pronunciation

    /bəˈônd ˈwənz ˈpā ˈgrād/ /bɪˈɔːnd ˈwʌnz ˈpeɪ ˈɡreɪd/

    Etymology

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