# too big for one's britches

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Disturbingly confident, unacceptably cocky.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Too large to fit into one's pants.

## Etymology
US origin, 19th c.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/too-big-for-one-s-britches