Big Smoke
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Also see: Big | Smoke
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
big/bɪɡ/
▶adjective (bigger, biggest)
- 1 of considerable size, power, or extent.
■ larger than others of the same kind.
■ informal exciting great interest or popularity.
- 2 of considerable importance or seriousness.
- 3 informal, often ironic generous.
– phrases
the Big Apple informal New York City.
big money (chiefly N. Amer. also big bucks) informal large amounts of money.
the big screen informal the cinema.
big tent a political party's policy of permitting and encouraging a broad spectrum of views among its members. [as modifier] a big-tent campaign.
big with child archaic advanced in pregnancy.
give someone the big E Brit. informal reject someone. [E from elbow.]
talk big informal talk confidently or boastfully.
think big informal be ambitious.
too big for one's boots informal conceited.
the Big Apple informal New York City.
big money (chiefly N. Amer. also big bucks) informal large amounts of money.
the big screen informal the cinema.
big tent a political party's policy of permitting and encouraging a broad spectrum of views among its members. [as modifier] a big-tent campaign.
big with child archaic advanced in pregnancy.
give someone the big E Brit. informal reject someone. [E from elbow.]
talk big informal talk confidently or boastfully.
think big informal be ambitious.
too big for one's boots informal conceited.
– derivatives
biggish adjective,
bigness noun.
biggish adjective,
bigness noun.
– origin ME: of unknown origin.
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