big on

Idioms

Enthusiastic about, as in Dad is big on Christmas with the whole family. [Slang; mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

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Among other critics, Danny Leigh of the Financial Times awarded one star, saying the movie "goes big on the messianic, and much smaller on the inner life".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

They bet big on the ascendant Florida Republican Party, backing Rick Scott all the way to the governor’s mansion.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Quick to cook and big on flavor, these Korean tacos from chef Peter Cho are an easy crowd pleaser.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Christine Gast, a New Jersey resident who shops for her five nephews, is big on thrift stores, especially for the clothes and stuffed animals she purchases to fill out those baskets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Mom was big on the curative powers of sleep.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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