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The GOP turned on her because, simply put, she got too big for her britches.

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Or, in more old-fashioned terms, she wanted to wear the britches, while they wanted her to stay in skirts.

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They were flanked by two big footmen in powdered wigs and braided coats, satin knee britches and white stockings.

I dragged through a thicket of black trouser legs and satin knee britches and billowing skirts.

In that day, “loose britches” were the norm, offering little in the way of support.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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