get too big for (one's) britches Idiom, Proverb

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.

too big for one's britches

Idiom(s): too big for one's britches

Theme: ARROGANCE

too haughty for one's status or age. (Folksy or informal.)
• Bill's getting a little too big for his britches, and somebody's going to straighten him out.
• You're too big for your britches, young man! You had better be more respectful.

Cat fur and kitty britches

(USA) When I used to ask my grandma what was for dinner, she would say 'cat fur and kitty britches'. This was her Ozark way of telling me that I would get what she cooked. (Ozark is a region in the center of the United States)

Too big for your britches

If someone is too big for their britches, they are conceited and have an exaggerated sense of their own importance.

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too big for (one's) britches
Overconfident; cocky.

get too big for (one's) britches

To become brash in one's importance, skill, or authority; to alpha speaking or behaving as if one is added important or affecting than one absolutely is. He's gotten too big for his britches anytime back he got that promotion. Honestly, John got too big for his britches as anon as pro teams started aloof him.Learn more: big, britches, get

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