{"id":17222,"date":"2019-02-19T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=17222"},"modified":"2019-02-20T10:13:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:13:31","slug":"english-phrase-of-the-day-beyond-your-pay-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/english-phrase-of-the-day-beyond-your-pay-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"English phrase of the day: Beyond your pay grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hRcFY8iX7bg?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\nHello students! Do you know what it means for something to be beyond your pay grade? That\u2019s our phrase of the day, and I saw it in a TV show where a married couple was getting a divorce. The man was talking to his friend and asking for some advice. He started to ask some more technical legal questions, and the friend replied, \u201cThat\u2019s beyond my pay grade\u201d and suggested the man get a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>If something is <strong>beyond your pay grade<\/strong>, it means it is outside your area of skill or knowledge -usually \u201chigher\u201d or more advanced \/ more complicated than what you know or what you can do. The man\u2019s friend could give him general advice, but he couldn\u2019t answer the legal questions about divorce -those questions were beyond his pay grade, more advanced than his knowledge -so that\u2019s why he advised the guy to get a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>To use an example for myself, I know how to film videos and publish them on YouTube -but if someone asked me for more scientific details about how a video camera works, I would say that\u2019s beyond my pay grade -it\u2019s more advanced than my area of knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for joining me today. I\u2019ll be back tomorrow with a new daily phrase<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Learn phrases and expressions to improve your spoken English!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/everyday-english-speaking-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/eesc-1-2.png\" alt=\"Everyday English Speaking Course\" width=\"486\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/everyday-english-speaking-course\/\"><strong>Learn more about the Speaking Courses<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello students! 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