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.
britches
britches too big for (one's) britches Overconfident; cocky.
too big for (one's) own britches
Overconfident in one's importance, skill, or authority; behaving as if one is added important or affecting than one absolutely is. She's gotten too big for her own britches anytime back she got that promotion.John's been acting too big for his own britches now that he's been scouted by pro teams.Learn more: big, britches, ownLearn more:
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유사한 단어 사전, 다른 단어, 동의어, 숙어 관용구 too big for (one's) own britches