breeches
91too 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,… …
92Rhinegrave breeches — /ruyn grayv /. See petticoat breeches. [1930 35; named after the Rhinegrave of Salm, who introduced the fashion in Paris about 1650; Rhinegrave < MD rijngraaf, G Rheingraf lit., Rhine count; see RHINE, GRAF] * * * …
93riding breeches — calf length trousers of whipcord or other durable fabric, flaring at the sides of the thighs and fitting snugly at and below the knees, worn with riding boots for horseback riding, hunting, etc. Also called breeches. Cf. jodhpurs. * * * …
94knee breeches — knee .breeches n [plural] tight trousers that end at your knee, worn especially in the past …
95knee breeches — knee ,breeches noun plural pants that cover only as far down as your knees, worn by men in the past …
96Dutchman's breeches — noun a plant with pale yellow spurred flowers suggesting pairs of breeches. [Dicentra spectabilis and related species.] …
97Dutchman's-breeches — Dutch′man s breech′es n. pl. breeches pln a plant, Dicentra cucullaria, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of pale yellow two spurred flowers • Etymology: 1830–40 …
98knee breeches — knee′ breech es n. pl. clo breeches 1) • Etymology: 1825–35 …
99too 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 …
100knee breeches — /ˈni brɪtʃəz/ (say nee brichuhz) plural noun breeches reaching to or just below the knee …