epic proportion

Frequency: 7.613.5 per million words

Often used in the plural 'of epic proportions'.

epicADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

proportion

Examples (10)

  • The forest fire grew to epic proportions overnight.
  • The company's debt scandal has reached epic proportions.
  • Her lie spiraled into a misunderstanding of epic proportions.
  • The victory parade was a celebration of epic proportions.
  • The failure of the project was a disaster of epic proportions for the team.
  • The traffic jam stretched for miles, causing delays of epic proportions.
  • What started as a small disagreement escalated into an argument of epic proportions.
  • The historical reenactment was staged on a scale of epic proportions.
  • The challenge of rebuilding the city after the earthquake is of epic proportions.
  • The public backlash against the new policy was of epic proportions.