usage of "beyond one's scope"

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi,

If I’m not qualified enough to deal with a certain problem, can I say I can’t do it. It is beyond my scope ?
Could you also tell me other ways of expressing the same idea ?

Thanks !

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It’s beyond my capabilities.
It’s outside my skillset.

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Hi Alex,

You can say ‘beyond my scope’ if you are referring to something that you can’t fathom, or if you want to refer to something that is not usually included in your ‘scope’ of work.

‘beyond my capabilities’ describes your inability to perform a task.

‘beyond my skill set’ sounds like a colloquial, yet inventive alternative.

Depending on the situation, I’d probably go for ‘I have no conception/clue/idea of/about sth.’ or 'I don’t know how to do sth."

And then there’s also a simple ‘It’s beyond me!’

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Hi, Ralf
Thank you for your explanation !

Hi, Molly
Thanks for your examples !

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