دیکشنری فارسی

too big for one's breeches

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

This idiom originated in the 16th century when 'breeches' were common garments. The phrase suggests that someone is growing too big for their clothes, implying inflated self-importance.

مثال

  • He's gotten too big for his breeches since he got that promotion.
  • She's too big for her breeches, always bossing everyone around.
  • Don't get too big for your breeches, you're not the boss here.

تعریف انگلیسی

adjective
  1. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant “a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage” “they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety”

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