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get in over one's head stresses
	⇒ be in over one's head
idiom.	взваливать на себя непосильную ношу (VLZ_58); взяться за то, что кому-либо не по плечу (4uzhoj); стараться прыгнуть выше головы (In business, start small and don't get in over your head. 4uzhoj); браться за то, что кому-либо не по плечу (4uzhoj)
English thesaurus
get in over one's head
inf.	to get involved in something that is too difficult for you to deal with (In business, start small and don’t get in over your head. • We had a feeling they might get in over their heads and they did. ldoceonline.com); to become deeply involved in a situation which is too difficult for you to deal with (collinsdictionary.com); become involved in something that is beyond one's capacity to deal with (As I say in my opening comments, we're likely getting in over our heads, but it's a debate worth starting. • She had a sinking feeling that she was getting in over her head. lexico.com)