To 'get too big for your boots' means to behave as if you are more important or skilled than you actually are.
The idiom 'to get too big for your boots' means to start thinking you are more important or capable than you really are.
| Idiom | to get too big for your boots |
|---|---|
| Definition | to believe you are more important than you really are |
| Examples | - He's getting too big for his boots. It's time someone told him he's not the boss around here. - Don't you think you're getting too big for your boots? After all, you are only the assistant secretary. - It could be said that teenage entrepreneur Oliver Bridge is getting too big for his boots. - She certainly has got too big for her boots if she is using the "don't you know who I am" phrase when getting into clubs, bars, restaurants etc. |
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