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out beyond one's depth

Variant of depth

noun

    1. the distance from the top downward, from the surface inward, or from front to back
    2. perspective, as in a painting
  1. the quality or condition of being deep; deepness; specif.,
    1. intensity, as of colors, silence, or emotion
    2. profundity of thought
    3. lowness of pitch
  2. the middle part: the depth of winter
  3. the far inner or inmost part: the depths of a wood
  4. the deep or deepest part, as of the sea
    1. the most extreme degree, as of despair
    2. a low state or condition: shocked that their principles had fallen to such depths
  5. reserve strength, as of suitable substitute players for a team

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