How is the phrase взяться не по силам translated from Russian to English

English translation
To be in over your head
phrase

Оказаться перед слишком трудной задачей.

To face a task too hard for you.

Examples with “взяться не по силам”

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  • Он взялся за работу не по силам. — He was in over his head with the job.

  • Ты снова взялся не по силам? — Are you in over your head again?

  • Она слишком поздно поняла, что взялась не по силам. — She realized too late that she was in over her head.

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