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too big for one's breeches meaning and definition
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Definition of too big for one's breeches (adjective)
- (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"
- synonyms: bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, uppish
Source: Princeton University Wordnet