britches

Example Sentences

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“They’re not too big for their britches, they’re not on a pedestal — you can actually reach out and call them.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2023

Yes, it triggers my happy Thanksgiving memories of being at my grandparents house with my cousins and aunts and uncles, riding horses and standing by the fire until my britches got hot to the touch.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2022

Foong explains, “He’s translating an idea into a performance. It means, ‘Don’t get too big for your britches.’

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022

With a single withering remark, he can cut the legs out from under one of his adult children grown too big for their britches.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2021

I thought she was fixing to argue that I was getting too big for my britches.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson