britches

Example Sentences

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“They’re not too big for their britches, they’re not on a pedestal — you can actually reach out and call them.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2023

Yes, it triggers my happy Thanksgiving memories of being at my grandparents house with my cousins and aunts and uncles, riding horses and standing by the fire until my britches got hot to the touch.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2022

With a single withering remark, he can cut the legs out from under one of his adult children grown too big for their britches.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2021

Or, as South Carolina’s preeminent historian Walter Edgar said: “It’s important to tell everyone’s story. It’s not just the people in the fancy knee britches and the powdered wigs.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2021

Julius was trying to decide whether to go quail hunting or to King City and catch the train to Salinas to shake some of the dust out of his britches.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck