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/big/ * tính từ - to, lớn =a big tree+ cây to =big repair+ sửa chữa lớn =Big Three+ ba nước lớn =Big Five+ năm nước lớn - bụng to, có mang, có chửa =big with news+ đầy tin, nhiều tin - quan trọng =a big man+ nhân vật quan trọng - hào hiệp, phóng khoáng, rộng lượng =he has a big hear+ anh ta là người hào hiệp - huênh hoang, khoác lác =big words+ những lời nói huênh hoang khoác lác =big words+ những lời nói huênh hoang !too big for one's boots (breeches, shoes, trousers) - (từ lóng) quá tự tin, tự phụ tự mãn; làm bộ làm tịch * phó từ - ra vẻ quan trọng, với vẻ quan trọng =to look big+ làm ra vẻ quan trọng - huênh hoang khoác lác =to talk big+ nói huênh hoang, nói phách
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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 one's breeches — • too big for one s breeches • too big for one s boots feeling more important than one really is Our new boss is too big for his breeches and needs someone to tell him to change his behavior … Idioms and examples
too big for one's breeches — idi too big for one s breeches, more insolent and conceited than is warranted by one s position or abilities … From formal English to slang
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 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, ↑ … Useful 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 boots — • too big for one s breeches • too big for one s boots feeling more important than one really is Our new boss is too big for his breeches and needs someone to tell him to change his behavior … Idioms and examples
too big for one's boots — (informal) CONCEITED, full of oneself, swollen headed, cocky, arrogant, cocksure, above oneself, self important; vain, self satisfied, pleased with oneself, smug, complacent; informal big headed; poetic/literary vaingloriou … Useful english dictionary
too big for one's pants — phrasal see too big for one s breeches … Useful english dictionary
too big for one's britches — phrasal : swellheaded, arrogant * * * I too big for one s britches (or breeches) informal conceited II see big … Useful english dictionary