too cocky by half

too cocky by half
too clever/eager/cocky/etc by half british spoken phrase
used for showing that you do not approve of someone because they are clever enthusiastic confident etc in a way that annoys you

People regularly accuse him of being too clever by half.

Thesaurus: making you feel angry or annoyedsynonym
Main entry: half

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