britches
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- noun
- /ˈbrɪtʃɪz/
- Informal
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pantalones
- He wore a pair of comfortable britches while relaxing at home.
I, I'm starting to get a little too big for my britches, probably.
- I, I'm starting to get a little too big for my britches, probably.
- For example, don't get too big for your britches.
- That's when it started because I saw the devastation that could be caused when they got too big for their britches.
- I'm afraid that the take away is because I'm self-conscious about this is that you've moved out to Los Angeles and you become too big for your britches.
- Because you're going through a pretty heady experience right now, Evan, And it must, you know, as my mom would say, you, it must be hard not to get too big for your britches.
Examples
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She decided to wear her new britches to the picnic for a casual look.
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The children laughed as they played in their oversized britches.
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I, I'm starting to get a little too big for my britches, probably.
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I'm not buying a bucket hat and some some big old britches like my son is.
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We used to call him "Smarty Britches" when he was little.
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What say there, Fuzzy Britches?
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Put up your dukes, Mr. Fancy Britches.
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Let's start with "Mr. Too Big for his Britches," Hulk Hogan.
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Synonyms
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Clothes worn on the lower body with separate parts for each leg
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One leg of a pair of pants or the whole pair, mainly in British English
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Clothes like pants that cover your waist and legs
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Trousers with legs that get wider from the knee down, often worn in the 1960s and 1970s
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Tight men's trousers worn in old times, often as part of a costume
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A type of short loose pants that gather at the knee
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A loose leg garment like a stocking or short trousers worn long ago
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Trousers that end above the knee and fasten below it
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Short trousers fastened just below the knee, worn by men in the 1600s and 1700s
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Short trousers that reach to the knee and are often worn by boys
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A piece of clothing that covers both legs down to the ankles
Loose trousers worn under tunics by men in medieval Europe
Loose trousers worn long ago in parts of Europe, for example by Celts and some Roman soldiers
Trousers made from deer leather worn in old frontier clothes
A pair of loose shorts or trousers worn for sports and casual wear
Loose comfortable pants with elastic at the ankles, worn for exercise or relaxing
Trousers with legs that become very wide below the knee
Idioms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Britches is an informal pronunciation of breeches, a very old English word that means 'leg coverings' or 'pants'. So britches still means trousers and appears in sayings like 'don't get too big for your britches' to warn against being too proud.