TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES

Meaning of TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES in English

phrasal

also too big for one's pants or too big for one's boots

: exhibiting self-approval not justified by circumstances : above oneself

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES — = too big for one's boots
Slang English vocab
TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES — adj. phr. Too sure of your own importance; feeling more important than you really are. That boy had grown too …
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BREECHES — culotte
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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 …
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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; …
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BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
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TOO — (|)tü adverb Etymology: Middle English to, too, from Old English tō to, too — more at to 1. : in …
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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.
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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.
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TOO — /tooh/ , adv. 1. in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too. 2. to an excessive extent or …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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BREECHES — /brich"iz/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) 1. Also called knee breeches . knee-length trousers, often having …
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BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
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BREECHES — n. pants
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
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TOO — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tō to, too — more at to Date: before 12th century 1. : …
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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.
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BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
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BREECHES — ■ plural noun short trousers fastened just below the knee, now chiefly worn for riding or as part of ceremonial …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
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BREECHES — breeches 'trousers' BrE AmE ˈbrɪtʃ ɪz ˈbriːtʃ-, -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
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TOO — / tuː; NAmE / adverb 1. used before adjectives and adverbs to say that sth is more than is good, …
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ONE
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BREECHES — / ˈbrɪtʃɪz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] short trousers / pants fastened just below the knee : a pair …
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BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
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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 …
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FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
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BREECHES — breech ‧ es /ˈbrɪtʃəz, ˈbrɪtʃɪz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] short trousers that fasten just below the knees: riding breeches
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BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
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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
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
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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 …
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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
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
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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
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
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TOO — I. ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING /tu:/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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BREECHES — Breeches are trousers which reach as far as your knees. ( OLD-FASHIONED ) ...riding breeches. N-PLURAL : also a pair …
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BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
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BREECHES — Breeches are trousers which reach as far as your knees. (OLD-FASHIONED) ...riding ~. N-PLURAL: also a pair of N
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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BREECHES — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES knee breeches EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He was dressed neatly enough in grey breeches , …
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BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
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TOO — (MORE) [adverb] [not gradable] - more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enoughYou're too fat.I can't …
Cambridge English vocab
BREECHES — US britches [plural] [noun] - tight trousers that do not cover the whole of the legriding breeches
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