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Etymology
US origin, 19th c.
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Adjective
too big for one's britches (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Disturbingly confident, unacceptably cocky.
- Synonym: too big for one's boots
1989 May 22, Edwin M. Reingold, “Hard Times for Teflon Tom”, in Time:A diffident, dedicated man, Bradley seemed the personification of rectitude. He never got too big for his britches.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Too large to fit into one's pants.
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