think big

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]

Example Sentences

“There should be a California version of how you think big, act big and build big that’s consistent with the values of this state,” Lehane said.

From Los Angeles Times

“It gave me the confidence to think big,” Huntley said.

From Los Angeles Times

I’d like the city to think big on behalf of the greater good — the commons, as it used to be called — instead of the individual.

From Los Angeles Times

"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

Telling composers that they can think big inevitably means they will think even bigger.

From Los Angeles Times