britches

Example Sentences

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On social media—particularly the “Walterboro Word Of Mouth” Facebook page—Hill haters began to emerge, asking whether she had grown too big for her britches.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“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

He’s… let’s see here… so crooked he has to unscrew his britches at night, if not slicker than a boiled onion.

From Slate • May 25, 2022

“If Ah’m in yo’ way—” “Will you lissen at dis woman? Me ’bout tuh bust mah britches tryin’ tuh stay wid her and she heah—she oughta be shot wid tacks!”

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston