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

For him, it was that she’d decided to become a pediatrician and was always looking out for other people; for her, it was his ability to think big and turn life into an adventure.

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Vaccine mandates made Americans think Big Pharma was in league with the government.

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Oscar voters just have to think big.”

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That is a shrewd bit of small ball, but ultimately Democrats need to think big about the opportunities for resetting their party’s immigration stance in the post-OBBBA world.

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“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.

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