as in pants
an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle
a traditional riding outfit consisting of red jacket, tan britches, and black boots
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Recent Examples of britches
Ia supernova, the kind cosmologists thought always exploded identically, arises when a white dwarf — the leftovers of a sunlike star — gets too big for its britches.
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Liz Kruesi, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2016
Apple workers aren’t just concerned about an office space that has outgrown its britches.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022
Clooney gives a brilliant voice performance in the title role of the fox who’s often too big for his corduroy britches.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 6 May 2022
Hang on to your britches, Big Bounce America is coming to Louisville.
—Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2022
Macbeth has sometimes come off as a man too big for his britches — and punished for it accordingly.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2022
That is meant neither to be patronizing, nor a pat on the britches and a tousle of the hair.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Sep. 2021
Some annuals and perennials can be just too big for their botanical britches.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2021
Despite the quick success, West certainly hasn't gotten too big for his britches.
—Marisa Spyker, Southern Living, 18 June 2021
Liz Kruesi, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2016
Apple workers aren’t just concerned about an office space that has outgrown its britches.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022
Clooney gives a brilliant voice performance in the title role of the fox who’s often too big for his corduroy britches.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 6 May 2022
Hang on to your britches, Big Bounce America is coming to Louisville.
—Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2022
Macbeth has sometimes come off as a man too big for his britches — and punished for it accordingly.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2022
That is meant neither to be patronizing, nor a pat on the britches and a tousle of the hair.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Sep. 2021
Some annuals and perennials can be just too big for their botanical britches.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2021
Despite the quick success, West certainly hasn't gotten too big for his britches.
—Marisa Spyker, Southern Living, 18 June 2021
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“Britches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/britches. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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