TOO BIG FOR ONE`S BREECHES/BOOTS

Meaning of TOO BIG FOR ONE`S BREECHES/BOOTS in English

think that you are more important than you really are He is too big for his breeches and needs someone to make him realize that he is not very important.

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BREECHES — culotte
English interlingue dictionary
BOOTS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: from plural of 3boot Date: circa 1837 a servant who shines …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Английский словарь Британика
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOTS — I. present third singular of boot II. ˈbüts noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: from plural of boot (III) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOO — (|)tü adverb Etymology: Middle English to, too, from Old English tō to, too — more at to 1. : in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOO — (adv.) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too …
Английский словарь Webster
BREECHES — (n. pl.) Trousers; pantaloons.
Английский словарь Webster
BREECHES — (n. pl.) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
Английский словарь Webster
BOOTS — (n.) A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
Английский словарь Webster
TOO — ( adv. ) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BREECHES — ( n. pl. ) Trousers; pantaloons.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BREECHES — ( n. pl. ) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOTS — ( n. ) A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOO — /tooh/ , adv. 1. in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too. 2. to an excessive extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREECHES — /brich"iz/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) 1. Also called knee breeches . knee-length trousers, often having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOTS — /boohts/ , n. , pl. boots . Brit. a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
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BREECHES — n. pants
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BOOTS — n. shoe which reaches to mid-calf or knee; hotel attendant; trunk of a car
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tō to, too — more at to Date: before 12th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOTS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: from plural of boot (III) Date: circa 1837 British : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adv likewise; also; in addition. 2. too ·adv over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too …
Webster English vocab
BREECHES — noun ·pl trousers; pantaloons. 2. breeches ·noun ·pl a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
Webster English vocab
BOOTS — noun a servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
Webster English vocab
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
BREECHES — ■ plural noun short trousers fastened just below the knee, now chiefly worn for riding or as part of ceremonial …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOOTS — ■ noun Brit. dated a hotel employee performing menial tasks such as cleaning shoes. Origin C18: plural of boot 1 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOOTS — [boots] n pl but sing or pl in constr [fr. pl. of [3]boot] (ca. 1837) Brit: a servant who shines …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREECHES — breeches 'trousers' BrE AmE ˈbrɪtʃ ɪz ˈbriːtʃ-, -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOOTS — Boots trademark BrE AmE buːts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOO — / tuː; NAmE / adverb 1. used before adjectives and adverbs to say that sth is more than is good, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREECHES — / ˈbrɪtʃɪz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] short trousers / pants fastened just below the knee : a pair …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOO — too S1 W1 /tuː/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: to 'to, too' ] 1 . [+ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREECHES — breech ‧ es /ˈbrɪtʃəz, ˈbrɪtʃɪz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] short trousers that fasten just below the knees: riding breeches
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOTS — Boots /buːts/ BrE AmE trademark a British shop in almost every town in the UK, where you can buy medicines, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BREECHES — n.pl. (also pair of breeches sing.) 1 short trousers, esp. fastened below the knee, now used esp. for riding or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOOTS — n. Brit. a hotel servant who cleans boots and shoes, carries luggage. etc.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BREECHES — n.pl. (also pair of breeches sing.) 1 short trousers, esp. fastened below the knee, now used esp. for riding or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOOTS — n. Brit. a hotel servant who cleans boots and shoes, carries luggage. etc.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOO — adv.1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful for …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
BREECHES — n.pl. (also pair of breeches sing.) 1. short trousers, esp. fastened below the knee, now used esp. for riding or …
Oxford English vocab
BOOTS — n. Brit. a hotel servant who cleans boots and shoes, carries luggage. etc.
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