Meanings
- idiomaticnot comparableDominating or controlling a situation with confidence and aplomb.
Despite the difficulties with Skyler and Mike, Walt is large and in charge again in the cold open to “Say My Name.”
2014, Ensley F. Guffey, K. Dale Koontz, Wanna Cook?: The Complete, Unofficial Companion to Breaking Bad, →ISBN3 more examples
Sure, as the captain of your ship, you are the one to blame when things go wrong or fall apart, but you are also large and in charge when they go well.
2011, T.D. Jakes, 64 Lessons for a Life Without Limits, →ISBNThe little girl in me was crying, "No more." She was large and in charge, front and center—the lead actress in the play about her life.
2012, Naomi Nelson, Breaking the Silence, →ISBN, page 87Hampton Touissant Hamilton held a degree in Business Economics from the United States Naval Academy and he was svelte, tall, large and in charge, black as the skies at midnight and handsome as an Adonis would or could be a real ringer.
2014, Letitia L. A. Najieb, Luscious Savoy: "The Unstoppable Women!", page 479 - idiomaticnot comparableOf a person, domineering and of heavier weight than average, and who uses their physical presence as a buttress to authority, sometimes used as pejorative towards women.
Garfield Large & in Charge.
2011, Jim Davis, Garfield Fat Cat, →ISBN
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