get big

Frequency: 9.0110.3 per million words

indicates a process of becoming large, common in informal speech

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Examples (10)

  • Our puppy is starting to get really big.
  • My son is getting so big; he needs new shoes every few months.
  • The company started small, but it's beginning to get big now.
  • We need to solve this problem before it gets too big to handle.
  • The tomato plant in my garden has gotten so big this summer.
  • He goes to the gym every day because he wants to get big.
  • After her first hit song, she started to get really big in the music industry.
  • His credit card debt got so big that he had to declare bankruptcy.
  • Ever since the promotion, his ego has started to get pretty big.
  • Look at the size of his feet! He's going to get really big when he grows up.