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Recently, I see a lot of posts and comments writing "out of one's league" or "within one's league". Is there a specific source ( a movie or an episode from a TV series maybe? ) for it? And what is its actual meaning? ( as far as I understand it, the description refers to someone that you are interested in, but she/he is somehow "superior" than you? )
Recently, I see a lot of posts and comments writing "out of one's league" or "within one's league". Is there a specific source ( a movie or an episode from a TV series maybe? ) for it? And what is its actual meaning? ( as far as I understand it, the description refers to someone that you are interested in, but she/he is somehow "superior" than you? )
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"She is out of my league" -- She is too good for me; she would never like me; she probably doesn't even know I exist; I could never hope for her to like me; etc.
It's a fairly common term, and I can't source it to a particular place, but you are right -- it is self-derogatory in favor of the other person. It usually has unspoken meanings, such as the above, that are all the same idea, really.
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