| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| The Big Apple |
New York City, New York, USA
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Guess what! My friend and I are going to live in The Big Apple!
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| the big cheese |
the boss, chief cook and bottle washer, head honcho
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If you've got a complaint, see the big cheese - our manager.
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| The Big O |
Olympic Stadium in Montreal
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We watched Diane compete in the pentathlon at The Big O.
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| the big 0 |
zero, nothing, zip
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You won a car. I got the big 0.
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| the big picture |
all parts together, the whole plan, can't see the forest...
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Look at the big picture. Doing two jobs will have a negative effect on your family.
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| the bigger they are the harder they fall |
we can beat the big guys, big players fall harder, mind over matter
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"Look at all their big players!" "Don't worry. The bigger they are, the harder they fall!"
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| the bitter end |
the end of a long struggle, the end of a difficult time
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On a ranch you work till a job is done. You stay till the bitter end.
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| the blind leading the blind |
the leader is ignorant or incompetent
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With Filbert as President, it's the blind leading the blind.
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| the bottom fell out |
the project stopped, the business failed, the wheels fall off
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When the price of oil dropped, the bottom fell out of the oil industry in Alberta.
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| the bottom line |
the final number, the conclusion
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The bottom line is this: we can't afford to buy another store.
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