get too big for (one's) britches

To become overconfident in one's importance, skill, or authority; to start speaking or behaving as if one is more important or influential than one actually is. He's gotten too big for his britches ever since he got that promotion. Honestly, John got too big for his britches as soon as pro teams started scouting him.

词组	get too big for (one's) britches
释义	get too big for (one's) britches get too big for (one's) britches To become overconfident in one's importance, skill, or authority; to start speaking or behaving as if one is more important or influential than one actually is. He's gotten too big for his britches ever since he got that promotion. Honestly, John got too big for his britches as soon as pro teams started scouting him. See also: big, britches, get Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: britches a prophet is not without honor save in his own country (one) could use (something) as one door closes, another (one) opens as one door closes, another one opens as one door closes, another opens drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office give (one) (one's) head
随便看	go away with go away with (someone) go AWOL gob go back go back a long way go back on go back on (one's) pledge go back on (one's) promise go back on (one's) word go back on (something) go back on word go back on your word go back to go back to basics go back to square one go back to the drawing board go back to the salt mines go bad go badly with go badly with (someone or something) go ballistic go ballistic, to go bananas go bananas over (something)