too big for one's breeches
11too big for one's britches — phrasal : swellheaded, arrogant * * * I too big for one s britches (or breeches) informal conceited II see big …
12breeches — [brich′iz] pl.n. [see BREECH] 1. trousers reaching to or just below the knees and often tapered to fit closely 2. Informal any trousers too big for one s breeches Informal too forward, presumptuous, etc. for one s position or status …
13breeches — /brich iz/, n. (used with a pl. v.) 1. Also called knee breeches. knee length trousers, often having ornamental buckles or elaborate decoration at or near the bottoms, commonly worn by men and boys in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries. 2.… …
14breeches — breech•es [[t]ˈbrɪtʃ ɪz[/t]] n. (used with a pl. v.) 1) clo knee length trousers, often with buckles or decoration at the bottoms, worn by men in the 17th to early 19th centuries 2) clo riding breeches 3) clo inf Informal. trousers • too big for… …
15big — See: IN A BIG WAY, LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND, LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, TALK BIG, TOO BIG FOR ONE S BREECHES, WHAT S THE BIG IDEA …
16big — See: IN A BIG WAY, LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND, LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, TALK BIG, TOO BIG FOR ONE S BREECHES, WHAT S THE BIG IDEA …
17big — See: in a big way, little frog in a big pond, little pitchers have big ears, talk big, too big for one s breeches, what s the big idea …
18breeches — See: TOO BIG FOR ONE S BREECHES …
19breeches — See: TOO BIG FOR ONE S BREECHES …
20breeches — See: too big for one s breeches …