Vocabulary
手に余る
てにあまる
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
expression
verb
Example sentences
この仕事（しごと）は私（わたし）の手に余（てにあま）る。
This job is too much for me.
彼女（かのじょ）は手に余（てにあま）ることをしようとして笑（わら）われた。
She bit off more than she could chew and was laughed at.