big as the Beatles

adjective

Very popular.

Meanings

adjectivebig as the Beatles (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesimileVery popular.

    Teen-agers sing out his name / Big as the Beatles / Sing out in chorus / Everybody loves Lyndon Baines!

    1964, Tedd Browne, “Everybody Loves Lyndon”, in LBJ Musical Portrait
    1 more example

    Wendell [Burton] stated that he feels Crosby, Stills, and Nash could be as big as the Beatles if they wanted to be since they compose their own music and back themselves up instrumentally.

    1970 September 7, “Review”, in Psyche Pscene
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