think big

Idioms  

1. Be ambitious, as in There's no point in moving to a place the same size; we have to think big and plan for expansion. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

“They both think big like that,” Crooks said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

The Shanghai ship that never sails is the work of Beccari, who likes to tell his staff “Don’t think big, think huge.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

"An opportunity to think big and to act bigger. An opportunity for Canada to embark on the largest transformation of its economy since the Second World War."

From BBC • May 27, 2025

We have to think big if we’re going to get through this.

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2024

I try to get her to think big.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na