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Meaning of too big for one's britches | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Disturbingly confident, unacceptably cocky.
idiomatic, not-comparable
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Too large to fit into one's pants.
not-comparable

Examples

“A diffident, dedicated man, Bradley seemed the personification of rectitude. He never got too big for his britches.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

too big to fail too clever by half too close for comfort too close to call too cool for school too far gone