britches
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of britches
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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FTX was run by a young, irresponsible founder who got too big for his britches and drove the thing into the ground.
From Slate • Oct. 3, 2023
“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
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
He didn’t need it anymore, for Mama had made him a new suit of clothes—a calico shirt, skin leggings, a set of blue broadcloth britches trimmed with red wool.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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