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in a big way

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

To a great extent, emphatically, or with great passion.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Española lo grande

Examples

“1956, US Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary, "Scope of Soviet Activity in the United States", U.S. Government Printing Office. "We are moving up into the northwest in a big way next year so maybe I'll have⟳ a chance to come⟳ and visit⟳ you yet."”
“"Fred got into Pumping Iron⟳ in a big way."”
“"Noah's commitment paid off in a big way when only he, his wife and sons and his son's wives were saved from the flood⟳ that destroyed the entire earth [...]"”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

in a bind in a body in a box in a brace of shakes in a bubble in a cleft stick

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