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Definition of
britches noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
britches
noun
noun
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breeches
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be/get too big for your boots/britches
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to be/become too proud of yourself; to behave as if you are more important than you really are
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breeches
noun
be/get too big for your boots/britches
Idioms
be/get too big for your boots/britches
Nearby words
Britannia
noun
Britannic
adjective
britches
noun
Briticism
noun
British
adjective