- too big for his britches
- too proud, cocky, swelled head
I promise not to get too big for my britches if I win the award.
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too big for his britches
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too big for your britches — (US) (or chiefly Brit too big for your boots) informal : too confident or proud of yourself I think the boss is growing too big for his britches. • • • Main Entry: ↑big too big for your britches see ↑big, 1 • • … Useful english dictionary
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too big for one's britches — adjective Disturbingly confident, unacceptably cocky. A diffident, dedicated man, Bradley seemed the personification of rectitude. He never got too big for his britches. Syn: too big for ones boots … Wiktionary
big — [ bıg ] adjective *** 1. ) large in size: a beautiful woman with big eyes He kept all his secret papers in a big box. great big (=very big): At the end of the lane was a great big house. a ) a big person is tall and heavy, and often fat: A big… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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swelled — adjective feeling self importance (Freq. 1) too big for his britches had a swelled head he was swelled with pride • Syn: ↑big, ↑vainglorious • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vainglorious — adjective feeling self importance too big for his britches had a swelled head he was swelled with pride • Syn: ↑big, ↑swelled • Similar to: ↑proud … Useful english dictionary
