too big for britches

too big for one's britches

Rur. too haughty for one's status or age. Bill's getting a little too big for his britches, and somebody's going to straighten him out. You're too big for your britches, young man! You had better be more respectful.

too big for (one's) britches

Overconfident; cocky.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
BÌNh	-	Vietnamese
Potter	['pɔtə]
PÁDraig	PAW-drig, PAW-rig	Irish
Disha	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Borghildur	-	Icelandic
Kiro	-	Macedonian