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out of one's depth1In water too deep to stand in: just out of our depth, we bounce down below the surface of the water...- Police are investigating whether he fell from a rope swing over the stream and banged his head and drowned or if he slipped into a deep pool and got out of his depth.
- During the operation on Sunday, locals waded into sea and used ropes to haul the stranded whales back out of their depth, while others poured buckets of waters over the distressed mammals.
- While a child, she nearly drowned in the Firth when she swam out of her depth and, exhausted, let the waters close over her.
1.1In a situation that is beyond one’s capabilities: they soon realized they were out of their depth in Division One I find it difficult to talk in a situation like this—I’m out of my depth...- Needless to say, none are truly ready for the repercussions of their actions and quickly find themselves out of their depth and facing a situation of escalating violence.
- Inexperienced nurses are often out of their depth when caring for a patient who has been transferred from intensive care.
- Even though my plays are often about ideas, the characters don't say particularly intelligent things - they're people thinking out of their depth and grappling with concepts beyond their reach.
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