手てに負おえる

expression, ichidan verb

manageable; able to handle

Almost always used in the negative form 手に負えない (unmanageable, out of control). The affirmative form is rare and usually appears in conditional or potential contexts.

See also: 手に負えない

• この問もん題だいは私わたしの手てに負おえない。

  This problem is beyond my ability to handle.

• 彼かれの行こう動どうはもはや手てに負おえない。

  His behavior is no longer manageable.