Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

too big for one's britches

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
too big -for one's britch-es
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Disturbingly confident; unacceptably cocky.

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Too large to fit into one's pants.

Example Sentences

Etymology

US origin, 19th c.

Inflected Forms

too big for one's breeches (alternative)

Synonyms

too big for one's boots

Questions

What does too big for one's britches mean?
Disturbingly confident; unacceptably cocky.
Where does too big for one's britches come from?
US origin, 19th c.

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