too big for one's boots in English

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      "glosses": [
        "Far less important or capable than one thinks or claims oneself to be."
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        "(idiomatic) Far less important or capable than one thinks or claims oneself to be."
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        }
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      },
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      "word": "out of one's depth"
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        "(idiomatic) Far less important or capable than one thinks or claims oneself to be."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "too big for one's britches"
        }
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"too big for one's boots" meaning in English

Adjective