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1too big for your britches — (US) (or chiefly Brit too big for your boots) informal : too confident or proud of yourself I think the boss is growing too big for his britches. • • • Main Entry: ↑big too big for your britches see ↑big, 1 • • …
2too big for his britches — too proud, cocky, swelled head I promise not to get too big for my britches if I win the award …
3too big for one's breeches — adjective (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant a snotty little scion of a degenerate family Laurent Le Sage they re snobs stuck up and uppity and persnickety • Syn: ↑bigheaded, ↑persnickety, ↑snooty, ↑snot nosed, ↑snotty, ↑ …
4Ain't Too Proud to Beg — Infobox Single Name = Ain t Too Proud to Beg Artist = The Temptations from Album = Gettin Ready B side = You ll Lose a Precious Love Released = May 3, 1966 Format = 7 single Recorded = Hitsville USA (Studio A); January 4 and January 11, 1966… …
5be too big for your boots — british informal phrase to behave as if you are more important than you really are That boy’s getting too big for his boots. Thesaurus: to think you are importantsynonym Main entry: big * * * be/get too big for your ˈboots …
6get too big for your boots — be/get too big for your ˈboots idiom to be/become too proud of yourself; to behave as if you are more important than you really are Main entry: ↑bigidiom …
7proud — W3S2 [praud] adj comparative prouder superlative proudest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pleased)¦ 2 proudest moment/achievement/possession 3¦(too high opinion)¦ 4¦(great self respect)¦ 5 do somebody proud 6¦(impressive)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; …
8proud — [ praud ] adjective ** 1. ) feeling happy about your achievements, your possessions, or people you are connected with: proud of: We re so proud of her for telling the truth. proud to do something: I m proud to say that we made the right decision …
9proud — [proud] adj. [ME < OE prud < OFr < LL prode, beneficial, back form. < L prodesse, to be useful < prod , var. of pro , PRO 2 + esse, to be: for IE base see IS1] 1. having or showing a proper pride in oneself, one s position, one s… …
10proud */*/ — UK [praʊd] / US adjective Word forms proud : adjective proud comparative prouder superlative proudest Metaphor: Being too proud, and thinking that you are better than other people, is like being high up. Being humble is like being low down. I can …
