位くらい倒だおれ

noun

inability to live up to one's rank; out of one's league

Describes a person who holds a title or position but lacks the ability, dignity, or resources to fulfill it properly. Often used in critical or self-deprecating contexts.

• 彼かれは部ぶ長ちょうになったが、仕し事ごとができず位くらい倒だおれだと言いわれている。

  He became department head, but people say he's an '位倒れ' because he can't do the job.