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.