English Explanatory Dictionary

too big for one's boots

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Far less important or capable than one thinks or claims oneself to be.

Pronunciation

En-au-too big for one's boots.ogg

Word forms

too big for one's boots

Synonyms

too big for one's britches

Related words

out of one's depth

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