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English Idioms :: big
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BIG - See: IN A BIG WAY, LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND, LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, TALK BIG, TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES, WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA. |
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Traditional English :: big
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BIG - adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest)
1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). b of a large or the largest size (big toe; big drum).
2 important; significant; outstanding (the big race; my big chance).
3 a grown up (a big boy now). b elder (big sister).
4 colloq. a boastful (big words; big mouth). b often iron. generous (big of him). c ambitious (big ideas).
5 (usu. foll. by with) advanced in pregnancy; fecund (big with child; big with consequences). --adv. colloq. in a big manner, esp.: 1 effectively (went over big).
2 boastfully (talk big).
3 ambitiously (think big). Big Apple US sl. New York City. big band a large jazz or pop orchestra. big bang Stock Exch. (in the UK) the introduction in 1986 of important changes in the regulations and procedures for trading, esp. the widening of membership, the relaxation of rules for brokers, and the introduction of computerized communications. big bang theory the theory that the universe began with the explosion of dense matter. Big Ben the great clock tower of the Houses of Parliament and its bell. Big Board US colloq. the New York Stock Exchange. Big Brother an all-powerful supposedly benevolent dictator (as in Orwell's 1984). big bud a plant disease caused by the gall-mite. big bug sl. = BIGWIG. big business large-scale financial dealings, esp. when sinister or exploitative. Big Chief (or Daddy) sl. = BIGWIG. big deal! sl. iron. I am not impressed. big dipper 1 a fairground switchback.
2 US = the Great Bear (see BEAR(2) )). big end (in a motor vehicle) the end of the connecting-rod that encircles the crankpin. big game large animals hunted for sport. big gun sl. = BIGWIG. big-head colloq. a conceited person. big-headed colloq. conceited. big-headedness colloq. conceitedness. big-hearted generous. big house 1 the principal house in a village etc.
2 sl. a prison. big idea often iron. the important intention or scheme. big money large amounts; high profit; high pay. big name a famous person. big noise (or pot or shot) colloq. = BIGWIG. big smoke Brit. sl.
1 London.
2 any large town. big stick a display of force. Big Three (or Four etc.) the predominant few. the big time sl. success in a profession, esp. show business. big-timer sl. a person who achieves success. big top the main tent in a circus. big tree US a giant evergreen conifer, Sequoiadendron giganteum, usu. with a trunk of large girth. big wheel 1 a Ferris wheel.
2 US sl. = BIGWIG. come (or go) over big make a great effect. in a big way 1 on a large scale.
2 colloq. with great enthusiasm, display, etc. look (or talk) big boast. think big be ambitious. too big for one's boots (or breeches) sl. conceited. biggish adj. bigness n. [ME: orig. unkn.] |
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Related Words
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bang
brother
spoiler
asian
tit
round
ass
black
your
backyard
magazine
bertha
bigfishgames.com
island
poppa
bear
blue
house
cbs
screen
tv
foot
tall
man
clothing
dog
motorcycle
dick
pimpin
game
bigmuscle
sur
yellow
natural
reel
fish
channel
dildo
cock
nipples
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Most Often Usage
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big bang
big brother 5 spoiler
asian big tit
big tit round ass
big black ass
big ass
your big backyard
your big backyard magazine
big bertha
bigfishgames.com
big island
big poppa
bear in the big blue house
cbs big brother
big screen tv
big foot
big and tall man clothing
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