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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Late 15005] too big for one's britches Also, too big for one's boots. Conceited,
self-important, as in Ever since he won that tournament he's gotten too bigfor his
britches, or there's no talking to ]ill anymoreishes just too bigfor her boots.
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
Robert Morley "Responsible Gentleman. " London: Heinemann, 1966. 1978 "if
the boot had been on the other foot." (p. 71) Burley, W. J. Wycliffe and the
Scapegoat. 1978. New York: Avon Publishers, 1987. To be too big for one's boots
(APP ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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The Sterling Book of Idioms
... the boot is on the other foot. to lick someone's boots to flatter someone in a
servile manner in order to obtain some advantage Just licking the boss 's boots
all the time is not going to help him in his career. too big for one's boots conceited
, ...
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General Knowledge of English Literature
To put the boot in—to make a brutal attack on someone when he is at a serious
disadvantage. Too big for one's boots (slang)—conceited, pleasedwith oneself.
Smartyboots—a knowall, someonewho knows all the answers. To have one's
heart ...
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
8 informal African bands are big in Britain: popular, successful, commercially
successful, in demand, sought-after, all the rage; informal hot, in, cool, trendy,
now, hip; Brit. informal, dated all the go. 1 too big for one's boots informal
conceited, full ...
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1001 IDIOMS TO MASTER YOUR ENGLISH
Too big for one's boots—Feel more important than I really am E.g. After he was
made Captain of the team, Frank began to get too big for his boots. Lick
someone's shoes—Obey somebody who has authority over you E.g. I am not
going to lick ...
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The Chambers Dictionary
... unfairly: to bring a situation to an end brutally; the boot is on the other leg (obs)
or toot responsibility (now) lies the other way. the situation is reversed, too big for
one's boots conceited, bumptious: tough as old boots robust: indestructible.
vWj? to come/ go over big ftSftlffi J #HttfcSb (This dictionary will surely go over big
. to give a big hand to IS: 3^ I too big for one's boots/ breeches/ pants $ ; ffit (You'
re too big for your boots. You're getting to be quite disrespectful of your own ...
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Pride: A Dictionary
for the Vain
Only someone as TOFFEE-NOSED as Helen would assume the woman tailoring
her dress was just a lowly seamstress and not the woman responsiblefor the
clothing's design. too big for one's boots (too bigfawr wuhnz boots) phrase:
Overly ...
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
... self-satisfied, self-congratulatory, smug; informal big-headed, too big for one's
britches, too big for one's boots; literary vainglorious. antonyms modest.
insufficient adjective the emergency lighting is insufficient | insufficient funds:
inadequate, ...
