Definition of britches noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

britches

noun

/ˈbrɪtʃɪz/

(especially North American English)

(also breeches British and North American English)

short trousers fastened just below the knee

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be/get too big for your britches (North American English)

(also be/get too big for your boots British and North American English)

to be/become too proud of yourself; to behave as if you are more important than you really are

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