outside sb's/the sphere
Frequency: 6.83.4 per million words
not within the limits of a particular area of activity, responsibility, or knowledge
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Examples (10)
- The matter is outside my sphere of responsibility.
- His expertise lies outside her usual sphere of knowledge.
- These decisions fall completely outside the company's sphere of influence.
- Such personal issues are outside the teacher's sphere of concern.
- The artist ventured outside his traditional sphere of painting into sculpture.
- Their research goes far outside the standard academic sphere.
- He felt that politics was outside his personal sphere of interest.
- Resolving the conflict was outside the ambassador's sphere of authority.
- She prefers to keep her private life outside the public sphere.
- The project's scope is now outside our department's sphere of competence.