TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BOOTS


Meaning of TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BOOTS in English

{adj. phr.} Too sure of your own importance; feeling more important than you really are. * /That boy had grown too big for his breeches. I'll have to put him back in his place./ * /When the teacher made Bob a monitor, he got too big for his boots and she had to warn him./

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