too big for his boots
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too big for your boots — too big for (your) boots British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal someone who is too big for their boots behaves as if they are more important or more clever than they really are. Since he was made team captain, he s been… … New idioms dictionary
too big for her boots — too big for his/her/boots british phrase used for saying that someone thinks they are more important or powerful than they really are I think he’s getting too big for his boots. Thesaurus: describing arrogant and over confident people or… … Useful english dictionary
be too big for your boots — british informal phrase to behave as if you are more important than you really are That boy’s getting too big for his boots. Thesaurus: to think you are importantsynonym Main entry: big * * * be/get too big for your ˈboots … Useful english dictionary
be too big for your boots — British informal to behave as if you are more important than you really are That boy s getting too big for his boots … English dictionary
too\ big\ for\ one's\ boots — • too big for one s breeches • too big for one s boots 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… … Словарь американских идиом
too\ big\ for\ one's\ breeches — • too big for one s breeches • too big for one s boots 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… … Словарь американских идиом
too big for boots — too big for (your) boots British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal someone who is too big for their boots behaves as if they are more important or more clever than they really are. Since he was made team captain, he s been… … New idioms dictionary
too big for one's breeches — or[too big for one s boots] {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,… … Dictionary of American idioms
too big for one's breeches — or[too big for one s boots] {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,… … Dictionary of American idioms
too big for one's boots — A person who is getting too big for their boots is behaving as if they were more important than they really are. Tom s really getting too big for his boots since he got a promotion he hardly says hello any more! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
