Meanings
- idiomaticTo a great extent, emphatically, or with great passion.
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."
2 more examples
"Fred got into Pumping Iron in a big way."
1998, Cal Ripken Jr, Mike Bryan, The Only Way I Know: With Highlights from the 1997 Season"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 [...]"
2008, Henry Abraham, How to Write a Book in 90 Days in God's Way
Translations
Spanish a lo grande
- a lo grandeTranslations
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in a big way. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20big%20way
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