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1 зазнаться, заважничать
Idiomatic expression: Too big for his boots (Ever since his promotion, he's become too big for his boots)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > зазнаться, заважничать
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2 по Сеньке и шапка
Set phrase: a little bird is content with a little nest (used (as a comment) about a person who seems to get exactly what he (she) deserves and is worthy of), cut your coat to suit your cloth, he is not too big for his boots, such a big cap just fits the small (or big) chap!, such a small cap just fits the small (or big) chap! -
3 по Сеньке шапка
Set phrase: a little bird is content with a little nest (used (as a comment) about a person who seems to get exactly what he (she) deserves and is worthy of), he is not too big for his boots, such a big cap just fits the small (or big) chap!, such a small cap just fits the small (or big) chap! -
4 обрести сталь в голосе
На следующий год Петьку снова избрали. Тут он возгордился, приобрёл сталь в голосе, любил постращать вызовом на комитет, приспособился говорить на собраниях лихие речи. (Я. Голованов, Кузнецы грома) — He was reelected the following year. And then he grew too big for his boots, acquired a steely note to his voice, liked to give people the wind up by threatening with a summons to the committee and acquired the habit of making high-sounding speeches at meetings.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > обрести сталь в голосе
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5 высоко нос задирать
Idiomatic expression: Too big for his bootsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > высоко нос задирать
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6 раздуться от собственной важности
Idiomatic expression: Too big for his bootsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > раздуться от собственной важности
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7 слишком много возомнить о себе
Idiomatic expression: Too big for his bootsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > слишком много возомнить о себе
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8 строить из себя
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9 амбиция
ж.ambition; aspiration; ( спесь) arroganceчелове́к с амби́цией — arrogant man
••вломи́ться / уда́риться в амби́цию (из-за рд.) — 1) ( обидеться) take umbrage / offence (at) 2) ( разозлиться) get one's back / dander up
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мно́го амби́ции и ма́ло амуни́ции погов. ирон. — 1) ( о преувеличенном самомнении) he is too big for his boots 2) ( о попытке взяться за непосильное дело) he is trying to bite off more than he can chew
См. также в других словарях:
too big for his boots — too big for his/her/boots british phrase used for saying that someone thinks they are more important or powerful than they really are I think he’s getting too big for his boots. Thesaurus: describing arrogant and over confident people or… … Useful english dictionary
too big for your boots — too big for (your) boots British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal someone who is too big for their boots behaves as if they are more important or more clever than they really are. Since he was made team captain, he s been… … New idioms dictionary
too big for her boots — too big for his/her/boots british phrase used for saying that someone thinks they are more important or powerful than they really are I think he’s getting too big for his boots. Thesaurus: describing arrogant and over confident people or… … Useful english dictionary
be 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 … Useful english dictionary
be too big for your boots — British informal to behave as if you are more important than you really are That boy s getting too big for his boots … English dictionary
too\ big\ for\ one's\ boots — • too big for one s breeches • too big for one s boots adj. phr. too sure of your own importance; feeling more important than you really are. That boy had grown too big for his breeches. I ll have to put him back in his place. When the teacher… … Словарь американских идиом
too\ big\ for\ one's\ breeches — • too big for one s breeches • too big for one s boots adj. phr. too sure of your own importance; feeling more important than you really are. That boy had grown too big for his breeches. I ll have to put him back in his place. When the teacher… … Словарь американских идиом
too big for boots — too big for (your) boots British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal someone who is too big for their boots behaves as if they are more important or more clever than they really are. Since he was made team captain, he s been… … New idioms dictionary
too big for one's breeches — or[too big for one s boots] {adj. phr.} Too sure of your own importance; feeling more important than you really are. * /That boy had grown too big for his breeches. I ll have to put him back in his place./ * /When the teacher made Bob a monitor,… … Dictionary of American idioms
too big for one's breeches — or[too big for one s boots] {adj. phr.} Too sure of your own importance; feeling more important than you really are. * /That boy had grown too big for his breeches. I ll have to put him back in his place./ * /When the teacher made Bob a monitor,… … Dictionary of American idioms
too big for one's boots — A person who is getting too big for their boots is behaving as if they were more important than they really are. Tom s really getting too big for his boots since he got a promotion he hardly says hello any more! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions