not know own strength



not know one's own strength

not to realize how destructive or harmful one's strength can be. I didn't mean to hurt you. I guess I don't know my own strength. He might break the door down by accident. He doesn't know his own strength and could end up pushing too hard against the door.
See also: know, not, own, strength

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Latifah-Arabic
Evgeniayev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian), eev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian)Greek, Russian, Bulgarian
AvgustAHV-goost (Russian), AHV-hoost (Ukrainian)Slovene, Russian, Ukrainian
ÁSgeirr-Ancient Scandinavian
JudahJOO-də (English)Biblical, Jewish
Wandal-Ancient Germanic