의미: bigger

big a. (big·ger; big·gest)

1 큰(opp. little)
▶ a big man (덩치) 큰 남자
▶ a big voice 큰 목소리
[유의어] 「큰」의 뜻을 나타내는 big, large, great는 거의 같은 뜻인데 big쪽이 구어적이다. 또 large는 수량에 쓰고, great는 「당당한, 훌륭한」의 감정이 내포된 말이다.

2 《구어》 <사람이> 훌륭한, 중요한
▶ a big man in industry 산업계의 거물

3 《구어》 <일이> 중대한, 중요한
▶ a big event 중대한 사건
▶ a big problem 중대한 문제
▶ a big announcement 중대 발표

4 [A] (정도가) 대단한, 현저한
▶ a big eater 대식가

5 <회사 등이> 대기업인, 대규모인

6 <아이가> 성장한, 자란; 분별있는
▶ You are a big boy. 너도 다 컸구나.

7 [A] 《구어》 연상의
▶ one’s big brother 형(님)

8 [P] 《구어》 인기 있는, 유명한

9 《구어》 관대한, 마음이 너그러운
▶ have a big heart 마음이 너그럽다

10 《구어》 <사람이> 거만한(arrogant), 과장된
▶ big words 호언장담

11 <목소리가> 큰

12 <의복이> 낙낙한

13 <와인이> 감칠맛 있는, 알코올 도수가 높은

14 [P] (…으로) 가득찬 《with》
▶ be big with events 행사가 꽉 밀려 있다

15 [P] 《미남부》 임신한, 출산일이 가까운 《with》 ★ 지금은 pregnant를 씀.

16 [특히 최상급을 사용해] 악명 높은

17 《폐어》

a 아주 힘센(strong)

b <바람·지진·홍수 등이> 심한, 강대한, 격심한
(as) big as life (1) 실물 크기의 (2) 실제로, 틀림없이, 몸소 <오다 등>
big as you please=as BIG as life.
big of 관대한
big on 《미·구어》 아주 좋아하는, 사족을 못쓰는; 열심인
get[grow] too big for one's boots[breeches, pants, shoes, trousers] 뽐내다, 자만하다
in a big way 《구어》 열광적으로, 거창하게
in the big time 요직에 있는, 일류의
What's the big idea! 《구어》 어쩔 작정이냐!
━ ad.

1 《구어》 크게, 잘난 체하여; 관대하게

2 《구어》 잔뜩, 많이 <먹다>

3 성공적으로
come[go] over big 매우 잘 되어가다
make it big 《속어》 (선택한 길에서) 성공하다
look big 잘난 체하다
talk big 호언 장담하다, 허풍치다
━ n.

1 [the bigs] 《속어》【스포츠】 대(大)리그

2 《구어》 중요 인물, 거물; 대기업
▶ Mr. Big 거물

3 [Big] 《학생속어》 형, 누나
━ vt. 《미남부》 임신시키다
big up 《영·구어》 격려[고무]하다, 칭찬해 주다
big·ness n. 크기, 치수

bigger 관용구

bigger fish to fry

more important people to meet or do business with Don't bother fighting with him. You've got bigger fish to fry.

bigger than life

"heroic: stronger, wiser, uglier; larger than life" The characters in most novels seem to be bigger than life.

bigger they are...

(See the bigger they are...)

eyes are bigger than one

one takes more food than one can eat His eyes were bigger than his stomach when he went to the restaurant and ordered too much food.

the bigger they are the harder they fall

we can beat the big guys, big players fall harder, mind over matter """Look at all their big players!"" ""Don't worry. The bigger they are, the harder they fall!"""

one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach

Idiom(s): one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach

Theme: FOOD - GLUTTONY

[for one] to take more food than one can eat.
• I cant eat all this. I'm afraid that my eyes were bigger than my stomach.
• Try to take less food. Your eyes are bigger than your stomach at every meal.

have eyes bigger than one's stomach

Idiom(s): have eyes bigger than one's stomach

Theme: EATING

to have a desire for more food than one could possibly eat.
• I know I have eyes bigger than my stomach, so I won't take a lot of food.
• Todd has eyes bigger than his stomach.

Eyes are bigger than one's stomach

If someone's eyes are bigger than their stomach, they are greedy and take on more than they can consume or manage.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall

This idiom means that the more powerful have more to lose, so when they suffer something bad, it is worse for them.

Your belly button is bigger than your stomach

If your belly button is bigger than your stomach, you take on more responsibilities than you can handle.

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informal You want more food than you can eat. Annie took a second big helping of pudding, but her eyes were bigger than her stomach. "Your eyes are bigger than your stomach," mother told little Tommy when he piled up food on his plate.

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In addition to the idiom beginning with bigger, also see eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's.

bigger they come, the harder they fall, the

bigger they come, the harder they fall, the
Persons in important positions lose more when they fail, as in Impeaching a President is very painful—the bigger they come, the harder they fall. This expression is believed to come from boxing and gained currency when boxer Robert Fitzsimmons used it in a 1902 newspaper interview before fighting the much heavier James J. Jeffries. It was probably derived from similar adages, such as “The bigger the tree, the harder she falls.”

eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's

eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's
Someone wants more than he or she can handle, as in He's thinking of acquiring a third business, but we think his eyes are bigger than his stomach. This expression alludes to someone taking more food than he or she can digest. [Late 1500s]

the bigger they come

the bigger they come
see bigger they come, the harder they fall, the.