English Explanatory Dictionary

too big for one's britches

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Disturbingly confident, unacceptably cocky.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Too large to fit into one's pants.

Pronunciation

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

Word forms

too big for one's britches too big for one's breeches

Etymology

US origin, 19th c.

Synonyms

too big for one's boots
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