身に余る | Japanese meaning

身に余る【みにあまる】

Frequency rank: 23,174. – 23,310.

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'ru' ending

to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves
to be more than one can handle

Forms

身に余る【みにあまる】Frequency rank: 23,174. – 23,310.
身にあまる【みにあまる】
みにあまる

Generated definitions (experimental)

to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves

This usage conveys a sense of humility or gratitude, often when someone feels they have received more recognition or reward than they believe they merit.

、。

I feel undeserving to receive such a high evaluation.

。

It is an undeserved honor to receive such an award.

to be more than one can handle

This meaning suggests that a situation, responsibility, or emotion is overwhelming or exceeds one's capacity to manage it.

だっ。

His expectations were more than I could handle.

。

This project is more than I can handle by myself.

Generated collocations (experimental)

an undeserved honora responsibility that is more than one can handlean unwarranted evaluationa trial that exceeds one's capacitymore affection than one deservesan undeserved treatmentexcessive praisea burden that is too great to beartalent beyond what one deservestrust that is more than one merits