above (one's) bend



above (one's) bend

Exceeding one's knowledge or ability. Lifting that heavy box is definitely above my bend—my arms are too scrawny for that! He's a great handyman but electrical work his above his bend.
See also: above, bend

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SamuSAH-moo (Finnish)Hungarian, Finnish
Scotty-English, Scottish
Gracielagrah-THYE-lah (Spanish), grah-SYE-lah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Tamikotah-mee-koJapanese
PoppyPAH-peeEnglish (British)
CassieKAS-eeEnglish