| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| big rig |
(See a big rig)
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| big shot |
rich or important person, VIP, big boys
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Randy's a big shot in the movie industry. He owns four studios.
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| big-sky thinking |
thinking that includes everything, from horizon to horizon; think outside the box
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Yes, we need to make common-sense decisions, but first let's do some big-sky thinking.
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| coined by Jeffery Phillips
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| big time |
a lot, very much, heavy duty
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You've helped me so much. I owe you big time.
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| big wheel |
(See a big wheel)
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| big wigs |
important persons: judges, presidents etc., VIP
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We've asked the big wigs to change their decision.
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| Bigfoot |
a large ape-man living in the forests of western N. America; Sasquatch
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Gary told me he saw Bigfoot's tracks in the sand along the Kootenay River.
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| bigger fish to fry |
more important people to meet or do business with
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Don't bother fighting with him. You've got bigger fish to fry.
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| bigger than life |
heroic: stronger, wiser, uglier; larger than life
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The characters in most novels seem to be bigger than life.
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| bigger they are... |
(See the bigger they are...)
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